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Boehner to DOJ: Defend DOMA or we might cut funding
Our fearless leader. To judge by the Justice Department’s decision to ignore it and the Pentagon’s recent decision to allow military chaplains to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies on and off...
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Will sex-harassment scandal in NC “doom” Democrats in 2012?
Not as much as their logo. The Democratic Party chose Charlotte, North Carolina to host its convention thanks to its new status as swing state, following Barack Obama’s narrow win there in 2008. By...
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Tragic turn to NC Democratic Party turmoil
Yikes. We’ve had some fun with the scandal in the North Carolina Democratic Party leadership so far, but the latest update from the Daily Caller takes a turn for the tragic. The man at the center of...
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The Biden gambit
Distractions. Gaffe or gambit? Vice President Joe Biden created a stir on Sunday when he appeared to endorse the legalization of gay marriage, and then confusion reigned as the White House tried to...
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Obama bailed out of North Carolina visit as traditional-marriage amendment...
Plus, incoherence is now contagious. Is the new sensitivity on the gay-marriage issue at Team Obama really all that new? Last week, the White House scheduled a visit to North Carolina today to talk...
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Bad day for Obama, unions in NC, WV, and especially WI
Walker’s revenge. Looks like Tuesday was a bad day for Barack Obama, Democrats in general, and particularly the unions. Three states held primaries, and in each, voters rejected positions and/or...
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Black voters in NC supported Amendment One by 2-1 margin
So much for the “bigotry” argument. If the President expects to get a boost at the ballot box over his flip-flop on same-sex marriage, the composition of North Carolina’s vote on Tuesday might...
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Has Obama lost Hollywood?
Same-sex marriage strategery. Or had he just misplaced it? Michael Hastings reports for BuzzFeed that Barack Obama’s support in Hollywood has waned, and not just with Jon Lovitz. The entertainment...
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Obama: Yeah, we’ve been fibbing about my position on same-sex marriage for a...
Political calculations. Take a listen to this clip from ABC’s full interview with Barack Obama on same-sex marriage. When Robin Roberts pressed Obama about whether he was angry at Joe Biden for...
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CNN source: Obama was set to announce his gay marriage shift next week on …...
Lies and charades. Whatever your feelings about Joe Biden, let’s thank him for sparing us the unbearable treacle of Behar et al. swooning over The One as he finally owned up to a position he’s...
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Quotes of the day
Values. A few hours before President Obama offered his historic endorsement of same-sex marriage on Wednesday, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. apologized to the president in the Oval Office for...
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Romney unites social-conservative base through … evolution
“President Obama just ‘evolved’ himself into a one-term president.” Hey, who would have dreamed that Mitt Romney could use evolution to unite the social-conservative base? Thanks to Barack Obama’s...
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Rasmussen daily tracking poll gives Romney his best lead yet
Bad week at the O corral. A bad jobs report and an evolution out of the mainstream didn’t do any favors for Barack Obama’s standing in the presidential race against Mitt Romney. Rasmussen’s daily...
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Scarborough: I question the timing of the WaPo hit piece on Romney
“It means nobody can run for President.” Not just the timing, either. Joe Scarborough also questions the prominence of the Washington Post hit piece, as well as its relevance. Mediaite captures the...
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Quotes of the day
Culture. Former President George W. Bush’s pollster for his 2004 re-election, Jan van Lohuizen, has put out a memo to Republican operatives suggesting a shift in the way the GOP discusses same-sex...
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WH getting blowback from African-American churches over gay-marriage stance
No halos from the churches. Barney Frank told the panel on ABC’s This Week that “I don’t think anyone’s vote was changed” when Barack Obama endorsed the legalization of same-sex marriage — but that...
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Video: Preachers in Baltimore blast Obama for same-sex marriage stance
“He has said to his base, African-Americans, ‘I am going against your beliefs and your thoughts.’” And so it begins. Yesterday, my friend Deacon Greg Kendra asked his readers whether they had heard...
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The Ed Morrissey Show: Kevin McCullough
3 pm ET! Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Kevin McCullough joins us again to discuss the intersection of faith and politics. Kevin and I will talk about the impact of Barack Obama’s...
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HHS awards $5.9 million contract to Obama crony
Plus, demands that insurers promote ObamaCare law. Two stories coming from Health and Human Services will likely get overlooked today, with the main thrust of conversation turning to same-sex marriage...
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Ramirez on Obama’s gay marriage flip-flop
Plus, a man of inaction. Last week, Barack Obama finished “evolving” on same-sex marriage with his statement endorsing legalization. Entirely coincidentally, that was just in time for a big Hollywood...
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New Rasmussen poll in NC shows Obama’s same-sex marriage bounce
From toss-up to toss-out. Eight days ago, North Carolina voters added the previously existing statutory language defining marriage as between one man and one woman to their state constitution. The...
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Menino: Looks like I can’t ban Chick-fil-A from Boston after all
“I make mistakes all the time. That’s a Menino-ism.” The guy’s a moron. End of story. “I can’t do that. That would be interference to his rights to go there,” Menino said, referring to company...
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Quotes of the day
“Hate chicken”? Mayor Vince Gray today joined the chorus of people who don’t consider themselves fans of Chick-fil-A, the southern fried chicken purveyor that has made national news by contributing...
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Gallup: Voters don’t share Obama’s class-warfare priorities
Leadership. So far, Barack Obama has tried to discuss nearly every issue but the one about which voters care most — jobs and the economy. Obama and his campaign have tried offering distractions such...
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Cardinal to Emanuel: Just what exactly are Chicago values?
A gentle slide into fascism, perhaps? Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel insists that he won’t back down from his suggestion that Chick-fil-A doesn’t meet his standard of “Chicago values,” although his staff...
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A “kiss-in” at Chick-fil-A tomorrow?
Plus, the wisdom of the founders on open markets. One day after having the best sales day in its history, Chick-fil-A will have to prepare itself for a counter-protest to yesterday’s “appreciation...
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Chick-fil-A Kiss-In more of a … raspberry
All fizzle, no sizzle. Rarely do we get to see two competing viewpoints this explicitly matched against each other, with enough separation to judge the strength of each side. After leading...
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Rasmussen: 61% hold favorable view of vilified fast-food chain
Can we call it “Love Chicken” now? Rasmussen Reports brings us the latest results of outrageous outrage over political/social opinions, which curiously look a lot like every other instance of...
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NC college has problems with definitions
“Inclusive” means … Yes, I realize that we’ve nearly exhausted our outrageous outrage over the Chick-fil-A controversy, which started over some bad reporting at CNN and exploded into two national...
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