The American Pundit

Obama to Meet With Hugo Chavez

Recall that during the debates President Obama promised to meet with leaders like Hugo Chavez, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kim Jong-Il, Bashar Assad, and Castro (one of them) “without preconditions” within his first year as president. When criticized for that remark, Obama insisted that, while he wouldn’t require “preconditions”, he wouldn’t meet without “preparations”. Of course, he [...]

NYT: Dascle Knew of Tax Troubles Last June

Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services knew about his tax troubles involving the use of a car and driver last June and didn’t inform the transition team until weeks after his nomination, the New York Times reports. WASHINGTON — President Obama’s choice for health secretary, Tom Daschle, was aware as early [...]

Surprise: Obama Expands the Use of Rendition

The left has spent much of the past 7 to 8 years (primarily after 9/11) bashing the Bush Administration over its use of rendition, a tactic in which the Central Intelligence Agency hands over terror suspects to be interrogated by authorities in their home countries. It’s controversial because often these domestic interrogations can go beyond [...]