By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  April 14th at 11:48 PM  | 

As the Kermit Gosnell case proceeds, the grand jury report was released this week detailing the abortion doctor’s house of horrors. Yet, as conservatives slam media outlets for their lack of coverage, the left reacted by saying that they had reported on Gosnell since his arrest in 2011, and how the pro-life movement is somehow responsible for the “underground” operation he set up in Philadelphia. While it’s great | Read More »

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  April 11th at 07:43 PM  | 

We know now that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recent campaign strategy meeting regarding Ashley Judd was recorded by Progress Kentucky, who admitted to making the tape, and that it was done outside in an adjacent hallway. David Corn, who broke the story, has no comment. Local Kentucky Democrat, Jacob Conway, said he outed the group to “protect the Democratic Party.” Regardless, it still doesn’t negate the fact this recording was | Read More »

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  April 11th at 10:31 AM  | 

As America observed Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, Democratic politicians hypocritically used this day for political gain and shameless politicking. Let me be clear: I’m in favor of equal pay; women should be paid at the same rate and be afforded the same opportunities as men. This isn’t not a partisan issue. I have both a sister and sister-in-law that masterfully balance their professional careers | Read More »

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  April 5th at 02:03 PM  | 

Matt Canter, the Deputy Executive Director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, is fired up about Obamacare, and how it might be innocuous to Senate Democrats in 2014.  Yet, could this be a sign of the hubris that sunk Republicans in 2006, 2008, 2012? After all, prior to the 2006 slaughter, the GOP was ahead of Democrats concerning targeting voters and digital strategy.  Remember Voter | Read More »

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  April 4th at 01:04 PM  | 

On March 16, Politifact Texas took umbrage to Sen. Ted Cruz’s closing remarks at CPAC.  In fact, there’s a multitude of liberal media outlets that are irked by the senator from Texas. Gail Collins’ The Dread That Is Ted encapsulates that animosity.  Yet, what the gentleman from Texas was eloquently detailing during his keynote address was this administration’s problem with freedom of religion. Politifact’s Truth-O-Meter rated this statement. | Read More »

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  March 28th at 09:36 AM  | 

Let’s take a stroll down memory lane.  It’s 2009, and Elena Kagan is answering questions during her confirmation hearing for the position of Solicitor General within the Obama administration. According to William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection, who posted this piece on March 25, this is what she had to say about gay marriage: 1. As Solicitor General, you would be charged with defending the Defense of Marriage Act. | Read More »

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  March 27th at 01:43 AM  | 

The Marketplace Fairness Act passed last Friday, and conservatives are somewhat lukewarm about it.  As Robert W. Wood wrote in Forbes on March 23, …[the bill] doesn’t impose a federal tax or even a new state tax. Online sellers are already required to collect sales tax from customers in their own states. But under the Supreme Court’s 1992 holding in Quill v. North Dakota, retailers don’t | Read More »

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  March 23rd at 01:17 PM  | 

Well, it took three years, but Caitlin Halligan will not be a sitting on the D.C. Court of Appeals.  She’s known for her progressive political views and judicial activism, which were so far outside the mainstream that other courts rejected her legal arguments.  Ed Whelan at the National Review has documented her radical judicial philosophy. In 2004, Halligan signed a report issued by the Association of | Read More »

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  March 22nd at 09:20 AM  | 

In the the race to fill the vacant seat left by former Congressman – now Senator – Tim Scott (R- South Carolina), we have disgraced former Gov. Mark Sanford (R-South Carolina) and Curtis Bostic.  Sanford failed to received 50% of the vote, which means there’s going to be a  runoff election on April 2. Robert Behre of the Post and Courier wrote yesterday  that: Bostic said Sanford stole tax money, | Read More »

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  March 19th at 05:29 PM  | 

Well, any conservative could have seen this coming, despite the incessant rambling of anti-gun zealots calling for a ban on so-called assault weapons.  The first ban had a de minimis effect on lowering violent crime, and Democrats paid a heavy political price during the ’94 midterms for it.  Now, the Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe reports today that this anti-gun provision is dead on arrival. Furthermore, it’s not included in the | Read More »