By Robert Romano With Senate Republicans filibustering the nominations of Patricia Ann Millett to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) to be the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Senate Democrats are once again threatening to eliminate the filibuster for […]

 By Rick Manning Republican Washington, D.C. insiders have spent the past month wagging their fingers at tea party types and telling anyone who will listen that these people just don’t understand realpolitik and the “politics of the possible.” In a first reveal of what constitutes the Beltway […]

By Robert Romano One of the parts of the Supreme Court ruling by Chief Justice John Roberts that upheld Obamacare last year made Medicaid expansion by states optional. As result, only 21 states have decided to participate in the program’s massive expansion. How massive? According to Medicaid.gov , “Beginning in […]

By Rick Manning Intimidation. It is an ugly word bringing to mind mobsters threatening to burn down a shop owners store if he doesn’t buy fire insurance, or a loan shark enforcers breaking legs to send a message to someone who bet the wrong horse. It is […]

By Rick Manning Yakov Smirnoff, the Russian ex-patriot, has a comedy routine where many of the punch lines ended with the signature line, “Whatta country!” I couldn’t agree with him more.  Americans truly are blessed to have been born in the first nation that was conceived with […]

By Tom Toth Barack Obama’s presidential legacy will forever be tied to his administration’s keynote legislation, the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare.” Since before he was elected, Obama sold his healthcare overhaul scheme to the American people with grand promises. Time and time again, two […]

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By Rick Manning The Virginia Governor’s race may be decided by how many votes Robert Sarvis, who is listed as the Libertarian candidate, attracts. In a state that does not have political party registration, candidates have a lot flexibility on issues, and many of Sarvis’ views might […]

By Robert Romano Even if Healthcare.gov is fixed, the federal exchanges available on it may yet prove to be the law’s Achilles heel. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is allowing a case to move forward that could gut Obamacare insurance subsidies in 34 states that opted not to implement state-run exchanges. If the plaintiffs prevail, the American people will […]

By Rick Manning As originally published at TheHill.com. Ted Cruz won. Senate Democrats are scrambling to delay the implementation of the very individual mandate they fought to keep in place by choosing to shut down the government. Now, they apparently have seen the light, no longer bamboozled by Obama’s promises that the […]