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- Opinion · Oct 17, 2014Ebola vs. Civil Liberties
When Duncan was first hospitalized, the CDC said it would locate his contacts and check regularly for symptoms. For the secondary and tertiary contacts this made sense … took 15 days and Amber Vinson to wake the authorities up to this obvious reality. 4.) Travel bans . British Airways has already canceled all flights to the affected countries
- Article · Oct 9, 2014Walmart: Save Money. Dump Health Insurance.
part-time workers hired during or after 2011 would face an “Annual Benefits Eligibility Check,” with the accompanying risk of losing health insurance. And now, the company is taking … including Target, Trader Joe’s and Home Depot have done the same. But the reality is, for all its abysmal failures -- skyrocketing costs, fewer choices in doctors, lost coverage
- Opinion · Oct 8, 2014Ebola, Electronic Medical Records and Epic Systems
very kind of interoperability the Obama EMR mandate was supposed to ensure. Another reality check reminder: The inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported last
- Opinion · Sep 30, 2014’60 Minutes’ of Lying and Denying
control of so much territory, and if he was surprised by that reality. “Well I think, our head of the intelligence community, Jim Clapper, has acknowledged that I think they … these countries teach their youth. What our military operations can do is to just check and roll back these networks as they appear and make sure that the time
- Opinion · Sep 30, 2014Who Are You Calling the Party of the Rich?
worth decline by 36 percent during the Great Recession. That is a hard reality. A Republican held the White House when the crash hit, and voters, in no mood … large insurance companies? Democrats sing hymns to government “services,” but that usually means writing checks to big companies (often contributors). That’s the case with Obamacare. Republicans should champion market
- Opinion · Sep 26, 2014World Domination
Africa and Latin America before collapsing. But radical Islamism faces no such earthly reality check. Radical religious ideologies are always more difficult than political or economic ideologies to prove false
- Article · Sep 26, 2014Why the Fight to Defeat Islamist Totalitarianism Is Different
earth but delivered scarcity and deprivation. ... But radical Islamism faces no such earthly reality check. ... Islamism promises not heaven on earth but a reward that will only be received after
- Opinion · Sep 19, 2014Arming Syrian ‘Moderates:’ A Willful Suspension of Reality
same man ISIS despises for keeping their ever-expanding caliphate in check -- meaning ISIS and the Syrian moderates share the same long-term objective . And guess what? Many … thing can’t happen here? Unfortunately the House vote defines a willing suspension of reality with regard to both the war and the domestic threat. One I’m fearful only
- Opinion · Sep 12, 2014Factual Error on Tactical Terror
Calif.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, thinks the administration needs a reality check. “I believe that many of the elements (Obama) advocated are important, and I support them
- Alexander's Column · Sep 10, 2014Rise of the Islamic State
Bush said, “In the late 1930s, as Britain refused to adapt to the new realities of war, Winston Churchill observed, ‘The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing … order, he is saying, where America’s disproportionate strength holds tyrants in check and preserves the sovereignty of nations, is to be replaced. ‘Things are much less dangerous now than
- Article · Aug 28, 2014Global Climate Disruption of the Constitution
weather events are affected by it -- more extreme droughts, floods, wildfires and hurricanes.” In reality, global warming is largely a phantom menace . Which is why the Left now religiously calls … admission, his energy rules mean “electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” Check your latest bill and thank the president. The real climate change agenda is a political strategy to subjugate free
- Article · Aug 22, 2014Tacos, Beers, and Abortions
raised north of $40 million and counting, Andrea Grimes of the pro-abortion site Reality Check came up with an idea of her own. Eat a taco and drink
- Article · Aug 21, 2014It Will Take More Than Words of Outrage to Defeat ISIL
overwhelmingly Muslim, and no faith teaches people to massacre innocents.” He might want to check his copy of the Koran. It contains numerous verses calling on faithful Muslims to kill … There are indeed peaceful Muslims, but to deny ugly reality and insist that Islam is only The Religion of Peace™ is either ignorant or disingenuous. Obama also dismissed the idea
- Opinion · Aug 15, 2014Meet the Cops Who Gave Their Lives
teenager Mike Brown was tragically shot and killed last week? No. Here’s a reality check. While narcissistic liberal journalists and college kids are all posting “Hands Up” selfies
- Article · Aug 15, 2014Al Sharpton Has No Comment...
teenager Mike Brown was tragically shot and killed last week? No. Here’s a reality check. While narcissistic liberal journalists and college kids are all posting ‘Hands Up’ selfies
- Opinion · Aug 7, 2014America: Unprepared for War
been the strategic foundation undergirding our global leadership,” the report states. “Given that reality, the defense budget cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011, coupled with … where we are capable of defeating one enemy while keeping another one in check. “We find the logic of the two-war construct to be as powerful as ever
- Opinion · Aug 6, 2014More ObamaCare Chaos
price plans will change in seven. Caroline Pearson, vice president at Avalere Health illuminates reality. “The prices of the lowest-cost [plans] tend to be going up more,” she explained … automatic renewal process. At the same time, they want premium prices kept in check. “It’s a really tough balance. You don’t want people to end up uninsured
- Opinion · Aug 6, 2014Obama’s Rules of Enragement
placebo, an “accommodation” for religious groups that used fancy accounting gimmicks to hide the reality that these nonprofits were still paying for drugs that violated their beliefs -- just through … House.gov and Senate.gov to find out who your members of Congress are, and then check out their websites for a listing of events in your area
- Opinion · Jul 31, 2014Lois Lerner’s Vendetta
leave, Lerner asked, “Did we find anything?” Paz said no, and Lerner replied, “Thanks, check tomorrow please.” The exchange occurred January 28, three days after Cummings staffers asked for info … Lerner and the DOJ regarding the targeting of conservative groups, as well as the reality that the DOJ investigation (such as it is) is being conducted by Barbara Bosserman. Bosserman
- Opinion · Jul 18, 2014Reid’s Dem-agogues Lose Phony War for Votes
contraception push is that liberals thought it would help them in November, when in reality, it’s turning into the best advertisement for a conservative takeover yet! It may come … While some claim that Congress has the ultimate authority to keep the President in check with its power of the purse, even Turley realizes that the administration’s ability