One of America’s most expansive spying programs came to an end over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Month: December 2015
Obama’s 3,554 Rules and Regulations Cost Households $15,000
While in the past year Obama signed 224 bills into law, he also published 3,554 final rules. “This means that for every law passed by Congress, the federal government created 16 new rules,” according to the report. ” While certain regulations are important to keep us safe, the current Administration has churned out new regulations at a pace that exceeds 3,500 per year.”
Hillary State Department Official: ‘I Fully Understand’ Why You Don’t Share Information on Email
A State Department subordinate to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said just weeks after the Benghazi attack that she “fully understands” if her boss does not want to put things down on email record.
Domestic Manufacturers Launch Ads Against Trans-Pacific Trade Deal on Capitol Hill
The U.S. Business and Industry Council (USBIC) is launching a print ad series in several media outlets around Capitol Hill to “highlight the lack of enforceable currency provisions in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)” trade deal between the United …
Matthews: ‘Some People’s Words’ ‘Encouraging’ PP Shooting, Fiorina ‘Enjoying It’
MSNBC’s “Hardball” host Chris Matthews argued that “some people’s words are encouraging this kind of behavior” and “Carly Fiorina seems to be” “enjoying it” while discussing the shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs on Monday. Matthews said that while most pro-lifers “think there]s a difference, essential difference between abortion, and gunning people down, essential difference. And they do believe it. And therefore, they all see this as a tragedy.” He added, “But some people’s words are encouraging this kind of behavior. And I’m sorry, that — I heard it in the guy’s voice…I heard him say, ‘No more baby parts.’ To me, that was motive.” Matthews further said, “the people who are pro-life…jumped too quickly in attacking what they thought the liberal media was going to do. Let the liberal media blame the bad guy and the enemies of planned parenthood first, and then attack. Don’t go first. Because when you go first, you make people think, like this guy, that you’re enjoying it, like Carly Fiorina seems to be.” (h/t The Right Scoop) Follow Ian Hanchett on Twitter @IanHanchett
Obama Signs NRA-Backed Bill Expanding Military-to-Civilian Gun Sales
On November 25, President Obama signed the NRA-backed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) containing provisions to protect lead ammo, expand military-to-civilian gun sales, and give local commanders the ability to allow base personnel to be armed.
Burglar Gets Stuck in Chimney, Dies in Fire
In a story reminiscent of the Three Little Pigs, a man attempting to burglarize a home in Huron, California on Saturday by climbing down the chimney died when he became stuck and the homeowner returned and started a fire.