Cop Who Tried to Steal $22,000 Honored as Officer of the Year
You probably think this is a free country, where law-abiding citizens can exercise their rights without fear of government harassment or state sa.. (Conservative Compendium)

God's Verdict On French Election
He is not amused: Francois Hollande's first official day as French president descended into farce today when he was soaked on the Champs Elysee a.. (Conservative Compendium)

Overgovernment: Distracted Walking Edition
The old joke says that blondes can't walk and chew gum at the same time, but the government of Fort Lee, N.J. might soon be taking it seriously i.. (Conservative Compendium)

Democrat Brad Miller Cheers JP Morgan Loses
JP Morgan Chase lost a lot of money – $2 billion, in fact. This is big news to financial markets, and JP Morgan's customers, but in a free .. (Conservative Compendium)

Overgovernment: Cookie Police Edition
The nannies in Massachusetts are on a sugar-hating kick, picking on that most popular of targets in recent years – so-called junk food: Bak.. (Conservative Compendium)

Nancy Pelosi Blows the Whistle
The dog whistle, that is: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi wants President Barack Obama to lay off the weed. Reacting to an ongoing crackdown o.. (Conservative Compendium)

Everyone is Wrong on Student Loans
In an otherwise very good speech where he called out the Democrats' political gamesmanship, Speaker Boehner said that, “Nobody wants to see.. (Conservative Compendium)

Stupidity of the War on Drugs in Pictures
Los Lunas shows how to waste police resources in spectacular fashion (Hat-tip: Reason): (Conservative Compendium)

Forbes Profile Reveals Glenn Beck Is Highest-Paid Pundit This Year At $80 Million
While Glenn Beck has been keeping a comparatively low profile since his meteoric rise on Fox News in 2009, but that doesn't mean he's doing all .. (Mediaite)

Obama Solves Illegal Immigration
Too bad his solution was to keep the economy so bad that even the Mexicans don't see better opportunities in America: The largest wave of immigra.. (Conservative Compendium)

Stabbing Rampage Halted By Gun Owner
While nannies like Michael Bloomberg continue to wage war on the Second Amendment, guns are saving lives (Hat-tip: All American Blogger): A man s.. (Conservative Compendium)

Howard Dean Gets in Car Accident During Live Radio Interview: ‘We Just Got Hit'
(Photo: AP) Listeners of the Canadian CJAD radio station were in for quite a shock yesterday, as they listened to former Vermont governor and pr.. (The Blaze - Stories)

Biden's Logic
Vice President Joe Biden — a guy who has spent literally his entire adult life in a safe Senate seat and hasn’t had a day job since .. (The Corner)

Poll: Most say Obama will win reelection
Despite most polls show voter support between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to be 50-50, a pretty solid majority of Americans anticipat.. (The Blaze - Blog)

J.P. Morgan may turn loss into gain
Whatever J.P. Morgan loses on its soured trade, it also stands to save plenty by carrying out share repurchases at a lower price, writes SmartMon.. (MarketWatch.com - Financial Services Industry News)

‘Fauxcahontas' Plot Thickens: Fordham Law Review Named Elizabeth Warren ‘First Woman of Color'
Massachusetts senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren’s “ fauxcahontas ” problem (the controversy over her Native American heritage) isn’t going a.. (The Blaze - Stories)

MoveOn.org Rallies the Wisconsin Troops!
MoveOn.org just sent the following inspiring message to their followers: From: Daniel Mintz, MoveOn.org Political Action < moveon.. (The Campaign Spot)

MarketWatch First Take: Greece gets worst of worlds with no euro decision
With Greek voters punting on the most fundamental decisions facing their economies, European leaders need to make decisive moves or risk a financ.. (MarketWatch.com - Commentary)

Financial Stocks: Legg Mason leads financial stocks, S&P 500
Shares of asset manager lead S&P 500 higher after plans to refinance $1.25 billion in debt and buy back $1 billion in shares. Sector rises slight.. (MarketWatch.com - Financial Services Industry News)

TX Teacher Unleashes Bizarre Classroom Rant Claiming She's Married to God & Having Christ's Baby
A teacher at Veterans Memorial Academy in San Benito, Texas, is making headlines after unleashing a bizarre classroom rant. During her diatribe,.. (The Blaze - Stories)

Senate Passes Bill Requiring Black Boxes in Private Vehicles in 2015
The Senate has passed Senate Bill 1813 with a a vote of 74-22. The bill, according to the Senate's website , would: A bill to reauthorize Feder.. (All American Blogger)

Europe Markets: European stocks uneasy as Greece focus remains
European stocks struggled on Wednesday to shake off the fallout from political impasse in Greece. (MarketWatch.com - Financial Services Industry News)

Cherokee genealogist to Elizabeth Warren — Tell the truth
A reader alerted me to Thoughts from Polly's Grandaughter , a blog run by Twila Barnes, devoted to documenting Cherokee genealogy and countering.. (Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion)

New RGA Ad: Tom Barrett Would Take Wisconsin Backwards
The Republican Governors Association began airing a new television ad in Wisconsin today detailing how Tom Barrett would take the state back to .. (Republican Governors Association)

Harvard’s “First Woman of Color”
Politico reports an update on the Elizabeth Warren ancestry story that just won’t die : Elizabeth Warren has pushed back hard on questions about.. (Commentary Magazine)

Franciscan University Stands Strong for Faith and Freedom
Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, recently announced that it would no longer offer a student health insurance plan because it cannot .. (The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.)

Republican Strategist: Obama Running On His Race To Win Sympathy
CNN hosted a panel discussion on Wednesday regarding each presidential candidate’s likeability factor. Anchor Kyra Phillips asked her guests .. (Mediaite)

Herman Cain to Endorse Romney
Sources tell National Review Online that Herman Cain will endorse Mitt Romney this afternoon at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington. (The Corner)

Putin: 'Israel will take care of Iran,' Khameni: Clash between Iran, US and Israel 'inevitable'
Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar told the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin tol.. (Israel Matzav)

Obama Spokeswoman Complains To Chuck Todd: CBS-NY Times Poll Was 'Biased' and 'Re-biased'
The CBS News-New York Times poll is often one of the most favorable surveys for Democrats, so it was amusing to see Obama spokeswoman Stephanie .. (NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias)

Ride Along: This Is What It's Like to Bike Down 1,000 Stone Steps
As a kid, just making the decision to bike down your front porch steps was daunting (not to mention painful when things when badly), but that fe.. (The Blaze - Stories)

David Letterman to Tom Brokaw: “What More Do We Want Obama to Do? Honest to God!” (Barf Alert)
Oh, good grief! David Letterman and crank Brian Williams held their own whine-fest last night on late night television. Letterman asked Williams.. (The Gateway Pundit)

House Tax bleg
(David Kopel) In July 1798, Congress enacted a direct tax to raise revenue for national defense against France. The “House Tax” impos.. (The Volokh Conspiracy)

Obama's Connections to the violent SDS: Jeff Jones
The eleventh in a series of posts on President Obama's connections to the violent, far-Left progressive Students for a Democratic Society —.. (The Blaze - Blog)

Let's Lose LOST
The Law of the Sea Treaty would drastically undermine American sovereignty, giving massive powers to the U.N. (aka the Dictators’ Club of .. (The Corner)

Politico's Sudden interest in Individuals in Romney Web Videos
Politico finds it important that a man who appeared in Mitt Romney’s video was convicted of “assault on a peace officer” in 20.. (The Campaign Spot)

Family Research Institute Pastor: Obama Possibly ‘Has Participated… In Homosexual Acts'
This week, Newsweek dubbed President Obama the “first gay president,” but it is difficult to believe that anyone would take them ser.. (Mediaite)

Joan Rivers to E*Trade Baby Creators: 'Go F%#k Yourselves'
We knew who would win various CLIOs earlier this month but last night during Internet Week, the CLIOs held their award ceremony at New York City.. (Adrants)

Look What This Guy Did When Cops Showed Up To Investigate Child Porn
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Transparency? Secret, Soros, Left-Wing, 1% Summit Meeting Held Behind Closed Doors
A luxury resort in Miami, Florida with police-guarded closed doors was the home of a secret George Soros-backed summit attended by deep-pocketed .. (Right Wing News)

Standoff Between China and an American Ally in the Pacific
American policymakers would do well to keep a close eye on the latest developments in the South China Sea involving China and the Philippines, a.. (The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.)

Michael Casey's FX Horizons: Aussie dollar can’t fall far enough for locals
Commodities booms can become double-edged swords for resource-rich countries, a lesson that Australia is now learning as a strong Australian doll.. (MarketWatch.com - Commentary)

North Carolina No Longer a Swing State?
Just last month, Mitt Romney and President Obama were tied in Rasmussen’s North Carolina poll. Now, Romney has an 8-point lead, according to Ras.. (Commentary Magazine)

Poll: Republicans Have Gained Upper Hand in Congressional Elections
Americans may hate Congress, but they’re becoming increasingly inclined to prefer Republicans serving there rather than Democrats, reports.. (The Corner)

When Is an Earmark not an Earmark?
(Jonathan H. Adler) When it's pushed by the Republican leadership , is located in a politically important state, and is carefully written to avoi.. (The Volokh Conspiracy)

Obama Could Lose Arkansas Democratic Primary, Poll Shows
President Barack Obama faced a stiff challenge from an unlikely opponent in the Democratic presidential primary in West Virginia on May 8. A fed.. (Mediaite)

Wednesday Links
My latest salvo in the “war on women.” Exclusive: SBA SLams Conformity of Progressive Women In New Ad Obama: All women Care About Is.. ()

The soft bigotry of low expectations
You will recall that Yaron London wrote a piece in Der Shturmer YNet calling for 'shrinking' Israel's Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) population. Yitzhak.. (Israel Matzav)

Matthew Lynn's London Eye: Germany will blink and won’t let Greece exit euro
The Germans are talking tough. When it comes to the crunch, however, they will blink, and deliver a Marshall Plan–style package to keep Greece in.. (MarketWatch.com - Commentary)