Water Cooler Archive: February 2013
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Occupy Wall Street crowd to become DC Comics superheroes
DC Comics is adding the "99 Percent" to a stable of classic superheores that includes Superman, Batman and Wonderwoman. Published February 9 2013
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Obamacare 2016: Expect insurance premium hikes of about $400 per family
The American Enterprise Institute has tracked some of the taxes enacted on the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and they are expected to raise billions — in the short term. However, those costs still have to be paid, and consumers are expected to shoulder many of them in 2016. Published February 8 2013
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In search of "Mount Reagan"
Determined organizers from the Mount Reagan Project seek to dedicate a 4,052-foot peak in Nevada as "Mount Reagan." Published February 7 2013
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Tea party to Rove: Where's your ground game?
Gleeful liberal critics are following the disagreements between "establishment Republicans" led by Karl Rove, and an opposing coalition of traditional conservatives, who do not approve of Mr. Rove's Conservative Victory Project. Published February 7 2013
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Ed Gillespie seeks 'diverse' Republican candidates in the fight for 2014
The GOP's "big tent" thinking is alive and well. Published February 6 2013
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Topless activists seek "gender equality"
Topless rights are one of the few areas of gender equality that haven't been addressed at a federal level. Published February 6 2013
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Dick Morris exits Fox News, arrives at CNN
After 15 years on camera, Fox News contributor Dick Morris has left the network. Published February 5 2013
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Bias in broadcast: Anti-gun stories overwhelm pro-gun stories 8 to 1
A new Media Research Center analysis of stories broadcast on ABC, CBS and NBC following the Newtown shootings show "staggering imbalance." Published February 5 2013
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Newtown, the movie
Jonathan Bucari, an independent filmmaker based in New York, has already begun fundraising for "Illness," a feature movie based around the Newtown shootings. Published February 5 2013
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White House says President Obama 'shot a weapon' in earlier times
White House press secretary Jay Carney is still answering persistent questions about the recently released photo of President Obama firing a shotgun. Published February 4 2013
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Super Bowl power failure sparks conspiracy theories and policy talk
Conspiracy theories continue to percolate among those who wonder what caused the 34-minute power outage at the Super Bowl Published February 4 2013
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A mere 26 percent of Americans 'trust' the federal government
Do we have national malaise? Yes. It's called "federal government," suggests some new research. Published February 3 2013
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Conservatives and establishment Republicans ready to rumble
The Senate Conservatives Fund has attacked the Conservative Victory Project, a brand new super PAC organized by American Crossroads. Published February 3 2013
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Taxpayers 'sacked' on Super Bowl Sunday
Uncle Sam is an uninvited guest at the Super Bowl, declares Americans for Tax Reform, which has calculated how much government taxes and fees have increased cost of some Super Bowl favorites. Published February 3 2013
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Activists to demand a congressional investigation of Al Gore and Al Jazeera
A call for a congressional investigation of Al Gore's recent business dealings with Al Jazeera looms. Published February 1 2013
