Conservative Refocus Notes Barry Secrest I listened to Romney's speech at the Alfred E. Smith charity fund raiser while watching Hannity and found myself guffawing throughout the entire presentation. Romney's timing was precise, his jokes presentin… more »

RT The TSA, DHS and countless other security agencies have been established to keep America safe from terrorist attacks in post-9/11 America. How far beyond that does the feds’ reach really go, though? The attacks September 11, 2001, were instrumen… more »

Politico By GLENN THRUSH President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will finally hit the links for a round of golf – and al fresco negotiation – on June 18, a White House official told POLITICO. Obama’s offer — and Boehner’… more »

NEW ORLEANSOn shore, BP, Halliburton and Transocean are engaging in a billion-dollar blame game over the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. At sea, they're depending on each other to finally plug up the environmental disaster.Workers say the c… more »