Joseph Curl

Team Hillary starts lowering expectations: ‘It’s a tough race’

With her poll numbers plummeting and upstart candidates deciding she's not unbeatable after all, Team Hillary is beginning to lower expectations for the once-inevitable Democratic nominee. Published June 2, 2015

Run Warren Run To Close, Close, Close

A MoveOn.org-run organization to encourage Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run for the Democratic presidential nomination has finally decided to throw in the towel. Published June 2, 2015

POLL: Hillary Clinton dishonest, untrustworthy

Nearly 6 in 10 think Hillary Clinton is dishonest and untrustworthy, a new poll finds. In just two months, the number of people who say Hillary can't be trusted has risen 8 points to 57 percent, according to a new CNN/ORC poll on the 2016 race. Exactly half agreed that she does not inspire confidence, also up 8 points. Published June 2, 2015

Hillary to kick off campaign June 13 — in NYC?

"Hillary Clinton's official campaign launch will occur Saturday, June 13th, starting with a major speech in New York City and continuing with a nationally webcast organizing meeting in Iowa. Her launch will continue with a swing through all four early primary states," according to a press release Monday. Published June 1, 2015

SCHIEFFER: Media weren’t ‘skeptical enough’ about Obama

In his exit interview after 40 some years as a TV reporter and news commentator, CBS' Bob Schieffer said the media weren't "skeptical enough" of Barack Obama as they greased the skids for his election in 2008. Published June 1, 2015

McCain spanks Paul: ‘Learn the rules of the Senate’

Sen. John McCain, the GOP's top hawk in the Senate, was none too pleased with Sen. Rand Paul's efforts to kill the National Security Agency's phone "metadata" collection program. Published June 1, 2015

JOSEPH CURL: Obama’s EPA Clean Water Act goes after the farmers

Farmers are now the bad guys. President Obama's administration last week claimed dominion over all of America's streams, creeks, rills, ditches, brooks, rivulets, burns, tributaries, criks, wetlands -- perhaps even puddles -- in a sweeping move to assert unilateral federal authority. Published May 31, 2015

Sanders: Women ‘fantasize about being raped by 3 men simultaneously’

Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, running for the Democratic presidential nomination, wrote an essay for an alternative newspaper in which he said women fantasize "about being raped by 3 men simultaneously." Published May 29, 2015

Weird C-SPAN phone call: ‘Hi Denny. Remember me from Yorkville?’

A day after J. Dennis Hastert was indicted on charges of "structuring" and lying to federal agents, an odd video clip has emerged showing the former House Speaker taking questions on C-SPAN. The caller, who identified himself as "Bruce" and called in on the independent line, says "Hello, Denny," using the Sepaker's nickname. "Hi, how're you doing," Hastert says. Published May 29, 2015

O’Malley teases with ‘Hail to the Chief’ — on guitar

Martin O'Malley is going to push his youth in his race for the Democratic presidential nomination, and even before he jumps into the race, he's teasing -- with a guitar riff. A new 24-second video popped up on YouTube showing the musically-inclined O'Malley tuning a guitar. Then, at the end of the short clip, he picks out the tune to "Hail To The Chief." Published May 29, 2015

Hastert paid to ‘conceal his prior misconduct’

J. Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker in U.S. House history, was being blackmailed, and he paid millions to keep his secret. That's what federal indictment says, anyway. Hastert has been charged with illegally moving cash and lying to investigators. This is what's known: There is a person -- "Individual A" -- in the indictment (no one knows if that person is a male or a female). Hastert was paying Individual A $3.5 million to cover up "past misconduct." Published May 29, 2015

Democrats join GOP to fight Obama admin’s new rule on streams, creeks

Democrats are giving a big thumbs down to the Obama administration's new regulation to give the federal government dominion over streams, creeks, brooks, rivulets, burns, tributaries, criks, wetlands -- even ditches and really big puddles. Published May 28, 2015

HILLARY REDISCOVERS HER SOUTHERN ACCENT

Published May 28, 2015

HONEST OBAMA: My presidency a placeholder until I ‘pass that baton’

Published May 28, 2015

Obama: My presidency a placeholder until I ‘pass that baton’

Published May 28, 2015

Biden talks tough about Ukraine, but U.S. must ‘cooperate’ with Putin

While the Commander-in-Chief doesn't know how to follow through after he draws a big red line (i.e. Syria), the vice president on Wednesday appeared open to the idea of arming Ukraine in its battle with Russia. Published May 27, 2015

CURL: Obama admin asserts dominion over creeks, streams, wetlands, ditches — even big puddles

President Obama's administration on Wednesday claimed dominion over all of America's streams, creeks, rills, ditches, brooks, rivulets, burns, tributaries, criks, wetlands -- perhaps even puddles -- in a sweeping move to assert unilateral federal authority. Published May 27, 2015

ALERT: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TAKES QUESTIONS

Carly Fiorina's campaign is having a lot of fun at Hillary Clinton's expense. The Republican presidential candidate's deputy campaign manager, Sarah Isgur Flores, sent out a email to the "traveling press corps" noting that both Fiorina and Clinton will be campaigning in South Carolina on Wednesday. Published May 27, 2015