Paul Stanley

Latest

• Jun 26, 2012

  Texas Billionaire Criticizes Obama, Koch Industries Over Energy Issues

  T. Boone Pickens, the energy billionaire who has invested heavily in wind, solar and natural gas projects, has criticized President Obama for not having an energy plan. He hinted that he is likely to back Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

• 
  Jun 25, 2012

  Obama Campaign Sees 'Gay Pride' Events as Fertile Recruiting Field

  In an effort to find volunteers and votes for what most political analysts are saying will be a nail-biter of an election in November, the Obama campaign has been scouring gay pride events and collecting information from what seems to be an overly friendly environment – the LGBT community.

• Jun 23, 2012

  Judge Agrees to Combine Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuits in Illinois

  An Illinois judge on Thursday agreed to combine two separate lawsuits brought to challenge the state ban on gay marriage. The two suits brought by the ACLU of Illinois and the gay rights group Lambda Legal, challenge Cook County Clerk David Orr and others for not extending marriage licenses to same-sex partners.

• 
  Jun 21, 2012

  'Fast and Furious' Scandal Spotlights President's Executive Privilege

  Attorney General Eric Holder's squabble with Congress over Fast and Furious documents had mostly been confined to the circle of political insiders and reporters. But many more started to wonder what the White House was trying to keep under wraps after President Obama exercised his executive privilege Wednesday on behalf of his attorney general.

• 
  Jun 21, 2012

  Obama's Commerce Secretary Resigns After Seizure, Accidents

  Former U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson has resigned after his involvement in two car crashes in Southern California earlier this month. Bryson said he suffered a seizure prior to the accidents.

• Jun 20, 2012

  Gay Group GOProud Endorses Romney

  GOProud, a national organization of gay conservatives, voted Tuesday to endorse Republican Mitt Romney for president.

• 
  Jun 20, 2012

  Obama Comes to Eric Holder's Rescue; Grants 'Executive Privilege' as Contempt Vote Nears

  President Obama, in an attempt to intervene on behalf of Attorney General Eric Holder, has granted Wednesday a last minute request to exert executive privilege over the Fast and Furious documents that Holder has thus far refused to provide the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

• 
  Jun 20, 2012

  Conflicting Reports on a Possible Romney, Rubio GOP Ticket

  Is he or is he not under consideration to be the running mate of presumed GOP nominee Mitt Romney? That is the question being asked after conflicting information recently surfaced regarding Florida Sen. Marco Rubio – viewed by many as the darling of Tea Party conservatives – and the likelihood that he is being seriously considered as the GOP vice presidential nominee.

• Jun 19, 2012

  Legal Scholar Says Obama's Executive Orders Are Misuse of Power

  It is no surprise that opponents of President Obama are criticizing his use of the executive order to dictate what a federal agency will or will not do. But his growing list of executive orders - which includes his decision not to defend DOMA and allowing some states to bypass the educational policy No Child Left Behind – is also raising the eyebrows of legal scholars.

• 
  Jun 18, 2012

  Obama's Former Professor Says He 'Must Be Defeated'

  It's one thing for your political opponents to attack you, but now a liberal professor who once supported and taught President Obama at Harvard says the Democratic Party's only hope of survival is to not give the president a second term.