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Homeland Security's Napalitano bashed for terrorism fail
In the wake of the failed Christmas plane bombing, bloggers from both ends of the political spectrum criticize the DHS and Napolitano.
TWT last week: Failures of the transportation security authority
One week prior to the foiled attack on the Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, The Washington Times Opinion page published an editorial titled Terrorism Service Administration. Apparently, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano did not read it.
Off the beaten path online: Report says 225,000 Haiti children work as slaves...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Report says 225,000 Haiti children work as slaves, Gibbs passes on one last chance to make health care negotiations transparent, and why the filibuster is more essential now than ever.
Obama defenders try to explain president's absence after failed terrorist attack
Many are asking why President Obama has not stepped in front of cameras he has become so accustomed to and personally address the nation regarding the Friday attack on Northwest Flight 253 en route from Amsterdam to Detroit. Surely a president would want the nation to know what his direct thoughts are when a terrorist suspect like London-based Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab allegedly tries to ignite a bomb on an airplane bound for the United Stat
Reid remains mum on conference committee process
Following procedural votes regarding the constitutionality of a number of provisions in the Senate health care bill yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D - NV) avoided talking about how he plans on structuring the conference committee hearing process.
Donations-for-earmarks: just as corrupt as oil-for-food
Former star lobbyist Paul Magliocchetti is at the heart of a federal grand jury investigation for swapping donations for earmark kickbacks.
Shuster ignores 'Aryan' insults in favor of Coburn's snowstorm wish
MSNBC's David Shuster fails to address Whitehouse's anti-Republican rant--while playing up Coburn's health-care vote comment
Sen. Casey abandons dad's legacy
Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D - PA), who came to office as a pro-life Democrat in 2006 under the banner that he would continue his father's fight in pro-life causes has turned out to be pretty disappointing. When asked by the Washington Times on Tuesday what he thought his father, the late Bob Casey Sr., former governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995, would think of the abortion issue in the health care bill
Off the beaten path online: Chairman Mao adorns White House Christmas tree...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Chairman Mao Adorns White House Christmas Tree, Democrats Protect Federal Employees From Health Care Overhaul, and Ammunition Control by the Obama Administration.
Barry and his ilk are at it again
D.C. Councilman Marion Barry and other District officials earmark tens of millions to tax-delinquent groups
Off the beaten path online: Cheney named Conservative of the Year...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Cheney named Conservative of the Year, Fort Hood Terrorist Claims His Rights Being Violated, and Sorry, Vegans: Brussels Sprouts Like to Live, Too.
Audio: Post floor speech interview with Sen. Whitehouse
Following Senator Whitehouse's floor remarks, I spoke with the Rhode Island Senator about the more inflammatory statements he made in the Senate chambers about supporters of GOP members who are looking to stall the health care bill.
If you don't want to die in New York City, make sure it's not lunchtime
New York medics claim they have no obligation to help a dying pregnant woman because they are on their lunch break.
Nelson: Full funded Medicaid for every state or none at all
Democrats voted early this morning in the Senate on the initial series of cloture votes with the goal of passing the Senate's health care bill by Christmas. Following the 1:30 A.M. vote, Sen. Ben Nelson (D - NE) emerged from the floor and spoke to reporters about the bill as well as the controversy surrounding the deal Senator Nelson acquired for Nebraska for full federal funding of Medicaid in perpetuity.
Off the beaten path online: Climate alarmist blames this weekend's blizzard on global warming
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Climate Alarmist Blames This Weekend's Blizzard On Global Warming, Film Review - Avatar, and Citadel Broadcasting Files For Chapter 11.
