Well, it always was a big, fat lie, wasn't it?
Before “sequestration” took effect, the Obama administration issued specific — and alarming — predictions about what it would bring. There would be one-hour waits at airport security. Four-hour waits at border crossings. Prison guards would be furloughed for 12 days. FBI agents, up to 14.
Wow, no hyperbole here, huh?
Fort Wayne City Council members Tuesday approved increasing the local option income tax from 1 percent to 1.35 percent, a move they said was necessary to pay for critical gaps in police, fire, parks and roads.
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The comprehensive immigration bill illustrates everything that is wrong with Washington:
The comprehensive immigration bill illustrates everything that is wrong with Washington:
The debate over the U.S. government’s monitoring of digital communications suggests that Americans are willing to allow it as long as it is genuinely targeted at terrorists. What they fail to realize is that the surveillance systems are best suited for gathering information on law-abiding citizens.
Isn't this just the perfect little metaphor for what government has become?
Staten Island residents whose homes were damaged by superstorm Sandy say the city is charging them hundreds of dollars for water they haven't used since the storm.
Some of the bills in the hard-hit New York City borough have been as high as $500, which Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) calls ridiculous.
Why a newspaper decided to change its name:
Hmmm. I suspected a majority of Hoosiers were against the pending immigration "reform," but I didn't realize it was quite this strong:
Extreme political correctness goes from silly to dangerous:
Cops might as well wear blindfolds if the City Council passes a bill that would let them use little more than the color of a suspect’s clothing in descriptions — or risk being sued for profiling, according to this provocative new ad (pictured) from the NYPD captains union.
The ad asks, “How effective is a police officer with a blindfold on?”
Nothing more boring than a "govornor appoints new members to board" story. Except when it isn't:
At first blush, it appears that through his newly appointed members to the state board of education, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has decided to keep the Common Core State Standards in the Hoosier State.
