Anti-ALEC Protesters take to Chicago streets, blame group for Trayvon Martin death

http://twitter.com/#!/Federal_flashes/status/365165844650655744 The American Legislative Exchange Council is a favorite punching bag for the perpetually outraged Left, and today is no exception. In Chicago over the next few days for its annual meeting, the group has once again found itself the target of clueless liberal outrage: http://twitter.com/#!/KitOConnell/status/365141579779948544 http://twitter.com/#!/SarubnoH/status/365140399607672832 http://twitter.com/#!/KitOConnell/status/365139790565343234 Um, that doesn’t rhyme. http://twitter.com/#!/70torinoman/status/365181832624480257 http://twitter.com/#!/exileinflyville/status/365146236396912642 Yeah […]

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Jen Rubin tells ‘extremist’ DeMint good riddance, Mark Levin tells her to ‘go to hell’

http://twitter.com/#!/ByronYork/status/276770104551829504 The conservative blogosphere is still buzzing over the news of Sen. Jim DeMint retiring to head the Heritage Foundation. Lefties predictably chimed in with giddy DeMint hate, but they weren’t alone. The Washington Post’s resident “conservative” columnist, Jennifer Rubin, pitched in with a gleeful hit piece on the departing senator, branding him an extremist […]

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FBI Director gives update on Clinton email investigation

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FBI Director James Hill was on Capitol Hill today testifying in front of theSenate Judiciary Committee and the topic of Hillary Clinton’s email investigation came up. Comey told the senators that the FBI doesn’t “give a rip about politics” and that President Obama has not been briefed on the investigation: Good move, Mr. President: Comey […]

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What Thomas Edison Did To Show The World The Dangers Of Electricity Is Insane

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Around the turn of the century, the United States was locked in an ideological battle over the future of the nation’s power grid. The two sides dealt with direct currents and alternating currents. While both forms of power deliver electricity, they do so differently. Thomas Edison was a firm believer in the direct current, while […]

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NYT op-ed: Abandon ‘archaic and evil’ Constitution; Yglesias, libs agree

http://twitter.com/#!/baseballcrank/status/285776271055679490 Wait, what? You have to hit rock bottom to be a professor of con law and actually advocate the abandonment of our founding document. — Samuel (@SARosado) December 31, 2012 That must be something from The Onion, right? Nope. It took me a while to realize this is not a parody.Op-ed touting “constitutional disobedience.” […]

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A Dog Was In Deep Trouble (And Deep Water) So These Heroes Formed A Human Chain

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Fast-moving water can be dangerous for people, animals, and vehicles alike. If you’re driving through flood waters, you should remember that only two feet of water can sweep away most cars (even large SUVs). So, if you end up in deep, fast-moving water on foot, it’s even more dangerous. This unlucky dog found himself in […]

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She Heard Her Cat Meowing On The Balcony…Only To Find The Most Unusual Friend Sitting Next To Her

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Perched on a ledge in Dutch Harbor in Unalaska, a small island on the Aleutian chain in Alaska, Grizzle the cat was simply minding his own business. That’s when someone special decided to drop in for a little afternoon chat… And that someone was a bald eagle. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = […]

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What sequester? Obama’s upcoming Africa trip could cost us up to $100 million

http://twitter.com/#!/fididymus/status/345261666415558656 Remember when President Obama’s 20-day Hawaiian family vacation cost taxpayers an estimated $4 million? As it turns out, that was chicken feed. The Washington Post is reporting that the First Family’s upcoming trip to Africa could cost the government — and ultimately us taxpayers — between $60 million and $100 million dollars. http://twitter.com/#!/DavidNakamura/status/345239319503593472 Fiscally […]

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