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Nannied to death. Imagine a Memorial Day weekend during which outdoor grills and pool noodles had been banned. (And, please don’t tell me it’s already happened somewhere, as I’d rather live in ignorant bliss for a few more days.) I imagine that’s kind…

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) trying on Google Glass. Caption that photo! We’ll post the winner and a few runners-up soon. Enjoy the holiday weekend.   Related: Caption that photo!: Mitch McConnell Caption that photo!: Al Sharpton eating a salad Just a…

If Phil Jackson could start a dream team, he would take legendary Boston Celtics and University of San Francisco center Bill Russell over Michael Jordan, whom he coached in Chicago.  "In my estimation, the guy that has to be there would be Bill Russell. He…

This weekend, the NCAA men's lacrosse world looks to kick off the summer season with a hotly contested Championship weekend at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Only four teams remain in the hunt, with no clear-cut favorite, and the outcome is…

Establishment Republican Senators John McCain (AZ) and Lindsey Graham (SC) defended State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland on Friday, shortly after President Obama nominated the Benghazi talking points manipulator for a promotion. She would be up for the…

Conservative talker revisits long-standing feud between the two radio personalities

On Friday, tragedy broke out as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie visited Seaside Heights: a fight broke out between Snooki and Christie. Christie was walking around the boardwalk after having appeared on NBC’s Today when Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi…

In response to Why School Bullying Must Be Stopped Immediately: It's not the answer for every child and certainly not for every situation, but I believe the glaring omission in the ongoing national anti-bullying campaign is self-defense. I studied karate as a…

Such a bald statement from Reuters about the Department of Justice’s targeting of Fox News reporter James Rosen: “The Justice Department said on Friday that officials up to Attorney General Eric Holder vetted a decision to search an email account belonging…

Late on Friday, the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza reported that the Obama administration did not merely greenlight a search warrant on Fox News reporter James Rosen’s email account – it “fought” to prevent Rosen from learning about it. Ronald C. Machen,…

Oh my. The pope starts talking like this and suddenly you’ve got atheists saying prayers. Let the healing begin. I like him, and not just because he’s handing me easy content on a Friday afternoon when I’ve got nothin’. As other nonbelievers have…

Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, just as many federal programs, is being taken advantage of by those attempting to use its funds for illicit purposes. In two different cases, recipients have been charged with theft and/or fraud.…

In a post earlier today, Eddie notes a Washington Post report that says Code Pinker Medea Benjamin posed as a member of the press to get in to President Obama’s counterterrorism speech this week.  That just doesn’t make sense to me: What media outlet did…

Repeatedly blocked bills and attacked enforcement proponents in Florida

Sen. Paul is the co-sponsor of a bill that would raise the cap on credit unions' business lending.

April Fool's Day was more than a month ago, but that didn't stop DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse from emailing supporters Friday that the GOP was "making up so-called 'scandals' out of thin air." This will obviously be news to the three IRS employees who have…

A damaging Friday news dump before a holiday weekend? Who could have seen that coming? Dump away, Justice Department: The Justice...

Nearly 30 years on the bench

In his "drone speech" Thursday, President Barack Obama referred to the oft-cited argument that the U.S. should close the Guantánamo Bay terror detention facility (GTMO) because it stirs anti-American opinion: "GTMO has become a symbol around the world for an…

According to the British newspaper The Independent, Cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed believes the attempt to behead a British soldier in London can be justified "under certain interpretations of Islam." Bakri Mohammed, who was banned from Britain for "extremist…