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Will Healthcare Ruling Cause Some Republicans To Switch Sides?
Tweet Share on Facebook June 29, 2012 CommentA post that appeared on social news site Reddit just hours after the Supreme Court healthcare ruling caught Whispers' eye Friday:
"I am Republican, prepared to vote for Obama. I... never voted for a Democratic president."
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Angry 'Obamacare' Videos Top YouTube's Politics Channel
Tweet Share on Facebook June 29, 2012 CommentNowhere in YouTube's list of top five hot political videos from Thursday lies the speech intended to be most historic.
Instead of featuring President Barack Obama's White House East Room speech, in which he called the Supreme Court ruling on health care "a victory for people all over this country," YouTube's top politics videos from Thursday are as follows:
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Eric Holder Skips Off To Disney World
Tweet Share on Facebook June 29, 2012 CommentHours after being held in contempt of Congress Thursday, Eric Holder skipped out of town.
To Disneyworld.
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PHOTO CAPTION CONTEST: After Obamacare Ruling, GOP With Egg On Its Face?
Tweet Share on Facebook June 28, 2012 CommentThe Supreme Court upheld the entire healthcare law Thursday morning, giving President Obama and his fellow Democrats reason to pontificate and celebrate, and leaving Republicans scrambling.
Today's photo of the day, taken on Capitol Hill, shows Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco looking positively gleeful, and Republican House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio making an uncomfortable face.
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LIVE BLOG: The Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act
Tweet Share on Facebook June 28, 2012 CommentAt 10:15 a.m. EST today, the Supreme Court ruled that President Barack Obama's healthcare legislation, the Affordable Care Act, was constitutional.
We are live blogging the decision and reaction here at Washington Whispers, with photos and videos from outside the court and commentary from healthcare experts to tell you what the ruling means.
We also want to hear from you. The ruling will have a very real impact on millions of Americans -- how will it affect you?
Tell us in the comments section below, or on Twitter using the hashtag #whatitmeans. You can also E-mail us at eflock@usnews.com. We'll feature your comments in the live blog throughout the day.
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Former Federal Prosecutor Allison Leotta Bases Novel on D.C. Madam
Tweet Share on Facebook June 27, 2012 CommentAfter spending 12 years in D.C. as a federal prosecutor on sex crimes and domestic violence, Allison Leotta decided she needed to tell the stories of what she'd seen.
She published a 2010 novel, Law of Attraction, based on her persistent worry that domestic violence cases could soon escalate to homicides, and that the victims were often too attracted to the perpetrators to leave them. "Sometimes they would be kissing the guy who hit them in the back of the courtroom," Leotta recalled in a phone interview with Whispers.
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Enter the Dragon II? Chuck Norris Attacks Obama for Pushing Gay Agenda on Boys Scouts
Tweet Share on Facebook June 27, 2012 CommentChuck Norris doesn't have to leap to conclusions, he just sits there and conclusions leap to him—or so the joke goes.
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WHOOPS: Former Obama Adviser Caught Planning to Manipulate Media For Greece's PR Makeover
Tweet Share on Facebook June 27, 2012 CommentLet's say you're a former Obama adviser who describes yourself on your LinkedIn page as "part of the founding leadership team of Barack Obama's successful U.S. Senate race" and you start your own political public relations firm.
And let's say your firm decides to pitch influential Greek Americans on a public relations makeover to repair its country's image and stature to the American public.
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An Historian's Take on Abraham Lincoln as Vampire Hunter
Tweet Share on Facebook June 26, 2012 CommentNo one should expect historical accuracy out of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same title, decides that for Lincoln saving the union wasn't good enough. Arguably the greatest president in American history needs to defeat a nation of vampires to really draw in the box office crowds.
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CHART OF THE DAY: The Unusual Suspects Lobbying For The DREAM Act
Tweet Share on Facebook June 26, 2012 CommentMuch of America's attention is currently focused on immigration policy, with President Barack Obama's reprieve earlier this month for young illegal immigrants, and the Supreme Court's decision Monday to strike down the majority of the controversial Arizona immigration law.
Less examined, however, is the money flowing behind the scenes on immigration reform.
