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Obama Won't Defend DOMA: Instant Reactions
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsPresident Barack Obama has decided that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and has ordered Attorney General Eric Holder to stop defending it in federal court. Until now, the Department of Justice has defended Section 3 of DOMA in court challenges. This section states that "the word 'marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word 'spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife." Two DOMA challenges are currently pending in the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a letter to Congress ...
Opinion Roundup: Most Hated Congress Ever
By not in system - AOL News(Dec. 16) -- Lurking under our nation's beautiful Capitol dome is the most-hated Congress in history, with an 83 percent disapproval rating, according to Gallup's Jeffrey M. Jones. Only 13 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, the worst rating since Gallup began tracking the sentiment in 1974 and 1 percentage point worse than the previous low in July 2008 when gas prices were at record levels. From the Atlantic Wire "In the past month, many of the supporters it had, largely Democrats, appear to have become frustrated with its work," Jones says. "That ...
Everyone Loves the Plan to Freeze Federal Salaries, Right? Think Again
By J. Richard - AOL News(Nov. 30) -- President Barack Obama's proposed plan to freeze federal salaries over the next two years could save the nation $60 billion over the next decade -- but not everyone is exactly thrilled with the idea. The pay freeze proposal, which would apply to all civilian federal employees (not those in the military) was announced Monday as part of the Obama administration's intensifying effort to scale back government spending amid urgent calls for fiscal responsibility. On the one hand, the initiative represents an important "symbolic gesture to communicate that the president's on the side ...
Conservatives Divided Over Delaware Tea Party Candidate Christine O'Donnell
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThe 2010 Republican primary elections have pleasantly provided us with many examples of conservative insurgents ousting establishment insiders. But as I noted yesterday, Tuesday's GOP primary in Delaware is different. It is the first time bona fide conservatives are sharply divided over whether to support the Tea Party candidate (Christine O'Donnell) over the establishment candidate (Rep. Mike Castle). This is not to say that O'Donnell has not received her fair share of conservative support. She has been endorsed by Sarah Palin, the NRA, and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), for example. ...
Rand Paul 'Kidnapping' Charge Clarified: A Big Nothingburger?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThe Washington Post's Greg Sargent got a big exclusive today regarding the latest controversy surrounding Kentucky U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul. As Sargent blogged, The woman who sparked a national firestorm by recounting Rand Paul's youthful indiscretions to GQ magazine is now clarifying her account: She says she was not kidnapped nor forced to do drugs by Paul. ... The woman -- who was made available to me for an interview by GQ reporter Jason Zengerle in response to the Paul campaign's denunciations of his article -- said she didn't mean to imply that she was kidnapped "in a legal ...
Opinion Roundup: More Intelligence, Less Safety
By not in system - AOL News(July 19) -- Dana Priest and William Arkin's Washington Post expose of the fast-growing intelligence community in their first installment of "Top Secret America" has plenty of people talking. Making Us Less Safe What's most noteworthy about all of this is that the objective endlessly invoked for why we must acquiesce to all of this -- National Security -- is not only unfulfilled by "Top Secret America," but actively subverted by it. ... The article details how ample information regarding alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan and attempted Christmas Day bomber Umar Abdulmutallab was collected ...
Podcast: Erik Telford Previews the RightOnline Conference
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyOn today's podcast, Americans for Prosperity's Erik Telford joins us to discuss the RightOnline conference coming up this weekend (July 23-24) in Las Vegas. According to AFP, RightOnline "is an annual gathering of thousands of citizen activists, leading conservative voices, and the nation's foremost new media experts from across the country." (Note: Liberal bloggers will also be holding their Netroots Nation in Vegas this weekend.) This year's RightOnline will feature top conservative speakers, including Fox News' Judge Andrew Napolitano, Senate candidate Sharron Angle, Reps. Mike Pence ...
Dave Weigel's Resignation From Washington Post Divides Conservatives
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyFriday's news that Washington Post blogger Dave Weigel had resigned amid controversy over his remarks about conservatives he covers caused sharp divisions among commentators on the right. Some describe Weigel as a talented and hard-working reporter and say the flap is overblown. Others, like Dan Gainor of The Media Research Center, saw liberal bias in Weigel's coverage: "The Post brought in someone who tried to tear down conservatives and look at the right as if he were visiting a zoo." The resignation stemmed from e-mail comments Weigel made on an off-the-record list-serv called ...
Political Machine on The Ed Morrissey Show
By Tommy Christopher and Caleb Howe - Politics DailyToday at 3:45, Tommy Christopher and Caleb Howe will appear on The Ed Morrissey Show. From Hot Air:We'll then go into bonus minutes with Tommy Christopher and Caleb Howe, to discuss what Markos Moulitsas said about conservatives, and what Tommy wrote in response. What happens to liberals who criticize liberals? The same as what happens on our side of the aisle? Tune in and find out! Tommy on: Daily Dose: * Twitter Badness: DailyKos Frontpager, Kos Joke About Pittsburgh Cop Shooting * Today's Quickies and...They're Swayze-rrific! * What the Effin' F, Nato?!? Tommy on: Twitter ...
Tommy Christopher vs. Caleb Howe on Ed Morrissey's Show - Live!
By Tommy Christopher and Caleb Howe - Politics DailyCaleb and I will be appearing on The Ed Morrissey Show at 3 pm, where I will engage two of the right's finest minds in mortal verbal kombat!! Mortal Kombat? Did you cold start this story with a controlled matter-antimatter implosion causing a time warp? Why not throw a Pac-Man joke at us? Way to show how "cool" you are with a Star Trek reference so arcane, even Gabriel Koerner would call you a dork.From Hot Air: In the second half, we cross the aisle and go back again with Tommy Christopher and Caleb Howe, the liberal-conservative tag team from AOL's Political Machine. We'll talk about whether ...
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