Tonight at the White House Corespondents Dinner, or the White House Liberal Fest, Mr. Obama and Seth Meyers completely bashed Donald Trump, while he was sitting in the crowd. Now while many of you know, I do not support Trump for President, I thought it was completely tasteless and inappropriate. Trump did accomplish something great, [...]

(CBS/AP) — A bill signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer authorizes erection of a security fence along Arizona’s portion of the U.S.-Mexico border, either in a compact with other states or by itself.   Spokesman Matt Benson declined immediate comment Friday on why Brewer signed the bill Thursday and on whether she plans to invoke [...]

Yesterday at the Americans for Prosperity presidential candidate forum in New Hampshire, presidential hopeful and former governor Tim Pawlenty denounced his past support for Cap and Trade. At the forum, he was asked about his past support for a cap-and-trade-like program limiting carbon emissions, Pawlenty answered: “It was a mistake, it was stupid and I’m [...]

Shocker…. WQOW – Justice David Prosser held a 7,316-vote lead over challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg before a statewide recount began on Wednesday. The state Government Accountability Board is providing daily updates on the recount’s progress by precinct. Here’s a look at where the recount stood as of Friday evening:   -Precincts recounted and given a preliminary [...]

Looks like Florida will be GOP in 2012. TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The Florida Senate passed a bill and a proposed constitutional amendment Thursday that would ban the use of public and insurance exchange money for abortions, with most Republicans voting in favor and Democrats against.   The amendment (HJR 1179) received 27 votes — the minimum [...]

The poll found that Americans favored Republicans by smaller margins on four other issues: Afghanistan, the U.S. economy, immigration and jobs. CNBC — The poll’s findings underscore the challenge facing Obama as he seeks public support for his proposals for tackling a growing U.S. budget deficit — an issue that could play a key role [...]

Today Sarah Palin talked to Bret Baier on FOXNews today about a possible Romney, Trump, and Bachmann run. She also mentioned she didn’t see anyone she liked yet. It still seems like she’s definitely running.

You have got to be kidding me…. MIAMI (AP)- President Barack Obama is promising graduates at a vast, multicultural community college in Miami that he’ll keep working to help undocumented immigrants who study in the U.S. become American citizens.   The president’s renewed endorsement of the DREAM Act that’s become a rallying cry for Hispanic [...]

Shouldn’t’ve signed it in the first place. Not very principled. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels plans to sign a bill that will restrict abortions and make Indiana the first state to cut off all government funding for Planned Parenthood.   The move is likely to beef up his credentials among social conservatives as [...]

Very happy to see this! Glad I live in Arizona. PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed three bills for 11 new special license plates, including one to commemorate the tea party.   She acted on the license plate bills late Thursday.   The tea party plate would feature the “Don’t Tread On [...]

Sign it! NRO: THE CORNER – National and Indiana pro-life leaders think Mitch Daniels will ultimately sign the pro-life legislation currently on his desk, despite his call for a “truce” on social issues.   But if he doesn’t, Daniels can expect an extremely rocky road to the GOP nomination if he decides to run for [...]

How’s that re-election campaign going? WASHINGTON — Public disapproval of President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy reached a new high in mid-April, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll, as gasoline prices neared $4 a gallon and Washington lawmakers fought a bitter battle over the federal budget.   Some 57 percent of registered voters said [...]

Oh yeah, let’s make this guy President, right……. (Indy Star) — Gov. Mitch Daniels said this morning he does not know yet if he will sign House Bill 1210, which makes Indiana’s abortion restrictions among the tightest in the nation while also defunding Planned Parenthood.   “I haven’t decided yet,” Daniels said.   The defunding [...]

Ouch…. (Rasmussen) — Twenty-one percent (21%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, April 24. It’s the fourth week in a row that the measurement has gone down, with confidence in the nation’s course now [...]

Really? Trump is leading the field. He’s no Conservative….. RASMUSSEN – Republican primary voters at this early stage of the game now give billionaire developer Donald Trump the edge over presumptive favorites Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee in the race to be the GOP’s presidential nominee in 2012.   A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone [...]

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) — The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would create criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants who work in Oklahoma and those who smuggle them into the state.   It would also give police officers more authority to question citizenship status of suspects.   The bill, approved by a 37-8 vote, [...]

Are you kidding me? FOX NEWS – President Obama says it would be chaotic for states to create their own immigration policies, and said his administration has been forceful in enforcing immigration laws.   In an interview with WSB-TV, which is based in Georgia, Obama assailed that state’s new immigration law, which treats being in [...]

Read my new column on The Washington Times Communities HENRY D’ANDREA – The 2012 Republican Presidential field is still yet to be known. Speculation over candidates pours into the media every day. The truth is, though, that many Republican hopefuls are not taking the fight straight to Obama.   Most Republican hopefuls have either setup [...]

Obama releases his Birth Certificate Paul Ryan for prez? Joy Behar’s Idiocy How real is the terrorist threat to the royal wedding? White House is getting desperate for lower gas prices Trump now ‘deadly serious’ about running Allen West: I’m not the kind of guy that can be intimidated Rush: Trump is definitely not conservative

Via Ace of Spades: MSNBC 28% of airtime studied was devoted to the 2012 election 10% of airtime studied was devoted to Obama A subset of that Obama airtime was coded “citizenship and religion rumors” to include “birther” coverage, which was 92% of the Obama coverage Birther fraction: .1 * .92 = 0.092, or 9.2%, [...]