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GOP Summit—The Good, The Bad And The Absolutely Crazy
Post Date: 2015-01-25 09:42:37 by Willie Green
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GOP presidential contenders flocked to Iowa on Saturday to try out their pitches on the unofficial beginning of the Iowa Caucus. Hint: Sarah Palin has lost her mind.You’re going to read a lot of analysis of this weekend’s Freedom Summit as the unofficial beginning of the Iowa caucus. Whether that’s true depends entirely on how many of those who attended are still standing one long year from now—and how many of those who didn’t attend (Jeb Bush, Rand Paul) have campaigns that are still alive and well.The event does serve as a gauge for a candidate’s willingness to pander, and it is the beginning of serious media scrutiny for all the candidates as 2016 ...
Fact-checking Rand Paul's disability claims
Post Date: 2015-01-24 23:33:43 by Born Free
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Washington (CNN) Sen. Rand Paul drew fire from Democrats on Wednesday after he claimed widespread fraud and abuse of the Social Security disability insurance program while speaking in the early presidential primary state of New Hampshire. "Over half of the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts," said Paul, who is an ophthalmologist. "Everybody in this room knows somebody who's gaming the system." Those are some pretty hefty accusations that feed into the standard conservative line that social security is another mismanaged, abused and bloated government program. And of course, Democrats didn't skip a beat in going after him for the comments. ...
Failure to Launch
Post Date: 2015-01-24 20:31:16 by Gatlin
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Republicans returned to their war on Obamacare on Thursday. It didn’t go well. On Thursday, Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, the new chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, convened a hearing on one of the measures Republicans have been championing as a means to undermine the Affordable Care Act: changing the way it defines full-time work. Under the law, any employer with 50 or more full-time workers must provide them with decent health coverage or pay a per-worker fine of $3,000. To expand coverage as broadly as possible, the law’s Democratic authors defined full-time employees as anyone working 30 or more hours per week. Since then, Republicans have been ...
Great news. Republicans look at eliminating filibuster for SCOTUS nominees
Post Date: 2015-01-24 20:15:14 by Gatlin
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I was expecting some action out of the new Congress, but I really never saw this one coming. A group of Republican Senators led by Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) are floating the idea of further extending the nuclear option enacted by the Democrats to take filibusters off the table when considering nominees to the Supreme Court. Clearly wiser heads than myself have been able to determine why this is such a great idea, because I’m not seeing it at the moment. Top Senate Republicans are considering gutting the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees — a move that could yield big rewards for whichever party controls the White House and Senate after 2016. The move, ...
Who Decides Whether Rand Paul's Libertarian Girl Has 'Fringe' Foreign Policy Views?
Post Date: 2015-01-24 18:59:01 by Gatlin
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Marianne Copenhaver / FacebookThe Daily Beast's Olivia Nuzzi—a political reporter who frequently writes about Sen. Rand Paul's likely presidential campaign—recently tweeted the following: Just ran into Lindsey Graham who told me "Rand Paul has been more wrong on ISIS than Obama has." — Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) January 22, 2015 Chew on that for a minute—we will revisit it. Nuzzi has also covered the very minor firestorm over Paul's hiring of Marianne Copenhaver (a.k.a. "Libertarian Girl") to assist with his social media operations. The Washington Free Beacon, an unabashedly neoconservative outlet, drew attention to some of ...
The flawed libertarian response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks
Post Date: 2015-01-24 18:48:45 by Gatlin
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Libertarians can't seem to agree on what to make of the horrible terrorist attacks in France. Ron Paul, the man most responsible for America's libertarian moment, says the deadly attacks against Charlie Hebdo's Paris office were "blowback" against an interventionist French and American foreign policy. Matt Welch, editor-in- chief of the most influential libertarian magazine Reason, says the newsroom slaughter was an obvious free speech issue. Now, libertarian infighting is nothing new. Google "privatize lighthouses" if you don't believe me. But this new debate is particularly important because libertarian-leaning conservatives have a growing influence ...
Three GOP Presidential Hopefuls to Appear on Panel Moderated by ABC’s Jonathan Karl
Post Date: 2015-01-24 08:00:33 by out damned spot
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Three of the most talked about potential GOP presidential candidates will appear together this weekend at a panel sponsored by the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, in this year's first forum of presidential hopefuls. At the group's winter meeting Sunday in Palm Springs, California, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will participate in a panel discussion on domestic economic issues, including health care and energy policy. ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl will moderate the discussion. {snip} The panel discussion will take place Sunday at 8:30 p.m. PT, and an ABCNews.com partial livestream will feature the event. ...
Mini GOP Debate: Cruz, Paul And Rubio To Participate In Forum Hosted By Koch Donor Network
Post Date: 2015-01-23 18:13:03 by Hondo68
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Charles G. Koch (photo from AP) and David Koch (photo from Bloomberg). Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio — three Republicans who might run for the White House in 2016 — are participating in a forum this weekend hosted by Charles and David Koch’s conservative donor network. The group Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, which is funded by the Koch network, announced Thursday the upcoming “American Recovery Policy Forum” in Palm Springs, Calif. The organization said the Sunday night forum “will focus on domestic economic issues, as well as energy and health care policy.” The forum comes during the network’s annual winter meeting for donors and ...
Marco Rubio takes steps towards 2016 run
Post Date: 2015-01-23 10:56:40 by Willie Green
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NBC News confirms that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is taking new steps toward a possible 2016 presidential run. He has hired a new finance director (Anna Rogers from the Karl Rove-backed group American Crossroads); has planned early state visits for next month; and is skipping Senate votes next week to raise money in California. The news was first reported by ABC. A Rubio aide also tells NBC News that the Florida senator has brought two major GOP donors on board: George Seay, the founder & CEO of Annadale Capital; and Jim Rubrich, former CEO of RockTenn. None of this is a guarantee Rubio will ultimately run. Jeb Bush’s likely candidacy is a major hurdle for Rubio, especially when ...
Why the GOP Isn’t as Pro-Life as You Think
Post Date: 2015-01-23 09:07:35 by Willie Green
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How a core Republican principle got complicated. Last October, Reince Priebus gave a speech with a conspicuous omission. Just 33 days before the midterm elections, the Republican National Committee Chairman headed to George Washington University to give a speech on the issues that bring Republicans together. Priebus ticked off a lengthy list of policy proposals that all the party’s candidates could highlight, noting that they could work for anyone, “whether you’re running for governor in New England or Congress in the South or statehouse in the West.” The speech was highly detailed. The chairman praised specific pieces of legislation and touted the construction of the ...
Harry Reid in winter
Post Date: 2015-01-22 21:15:37 by out damned spot
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The Senate Democrats' wounded leader is eager to show that he's still pulling the strings. Harry Reid doesn’t particularly like long phone calls. He is known to abruptly hang up after a quick conversation with an aide, a senator or a lobbyist. But in the aftermath of a grisly New Year’s Day exercise accident, which gave him four broken ribs and may leave him permanently blind in one eye, the 75- year-old Nevada Democrat has been burning up the phones with up to 50 calls per day, trying to make clear that he’s still in charge. He may be keeping largely out of the public eye, but his conversations with other senators, President Barack Obama and prominent Democratic ...
Obama Used Former Democrat Staffer as Fake "Real Person" in Speech
Post Date: 2015-01-22 16:47:20 by CZ82
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Obama Used Former Democrat Staffer as Fake "Real Person" in Speech January 21, 2015 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Snerdley, I forget, did you watch this or not? (interruption) You did not. They had this woman up -- they always do, some hero sitting next to Michelle (My Belle), the first lady, or a series of people that are heroic. (interruption) What was that you said? (interruption) No, not the illegal woman. This is a woman who had a hard, tough life, and she just had overcome all kinds of obstacles. It was a testament to the American spirit. I mean, she got an excrement sandwich in her life every which way she turned. In fact, if you read about how this woman overcame her economic ...
Obama's Tax Hikes on "the Rich" Would Eliminate Middle Class 529 College Saving Plans
Post Date: 2015-01-22 16:42:28 by CZ82
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Obama's Tax Hikes on "the Rich" Would Eliminate Middle Class 529 College Saving Plans January 21, 2015 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Denver, this is Joe. Thank you for waiting, Joe. Really appreciate it. Great to have you on the show. Hi. CALLER: Bucket list dittos. I cannot believe I am talking to you. Dream come true, Rush. RUSH: Well, thank you. I really appreciate that. Glad you got through here. CALLER: Well, let me tell you, the Bush tax cuts back in 2006 made college 529 plans totally tax-exempt. So long as you put the money in it, it grew tax-exempt, you take that money out, you pay for your kids' college, it was tax-exempt. Now Barack Obama wants to get rid of that ...
Romney, Bush to meet amid presidential bid chatter
Post Date: 2015-01-22 12:22:52 by Gatlin
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Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney plan to meet in Utah as early as Thursday, as both men consider launching a Republican presidential run. Aides to both former governors confirmed the private meeting to Fox News on Thursday. The sitdown apparently had been planned before Romney took the surprise step two weeks ago of telling donors he was considering a 2016 bid. A senior Bush adviser described it as a "long-scheduled meeting." "Gov. Bush is looking forward to catching up with Gov. Romney," the adviser told Fox News. Whether the meeting, first reported by The New York Times, will be a symbolic gesture -- or a chance for the heavyweight Republican figures to try and avoid a bitter ...
White House Drops ‘News’ from Fox News Place Cards at State of the Union Lunch
Post Date: 2015-01-20 17:37:35 by out damned spot
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It was a subtler snub than the Obama administration’s 2009 claim that Fox News was “a wing of the Republican party.” But that didn’t stop Fox anchor Shepard Smith from calling out the White House for slighting the news network at Tuesday’s State of the Union lunch. Smith spent much of his on-air news hour waxing poetic about the lunch, which President Obama held in order to lay out his policy proposals before a small group of influential news anchors. But at the end of his broadcast, the Fox anchor pointed out a minor — but almost certainly intentional — difference between his fancy place card and those of the other network anchors. “I sat next ...
4 GOP hopefuls expected to attend Koch event
Post Date: 2015-01-20 02:54:39 by Murron
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4 GOP hopefuls expected to attend Koch event The invitees are all potential 2016 presidential contenders. Four leading Republican presidential prospects are expected to appear this weekend in the California desert before an exclusive gathering of rich conservatives convened by the Koch brothers’ political operation, several sources tell POLITICO. Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Marco Rubio of Florida, and Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, received coveted invitations to speak to the vaunted network assembled by the billionaire industrialist mega-donors Charles and David Koch, the sources said. The meeting, set to be held at a Palm Springs hotel, is the annual ...
Priebus: Hopefuls must hit ‘thresholds’ to join Republican debates
Post Date: 2015-01-19 23:15:55 by out damned spot
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Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee chairman, says that potential presidential contenders will have to poll above certain levels to earn a spot in the GOP debates. In a radio interview on the "Hugh Hewitt Show" Monday, the conservative host asked Priebus how the debates would work if there were 20 candidates vying to be heard. “You can’t,” Priebus said. “You can’t do 20 people. … You have to have certain thresholds in place, so you have to be at 1 percent of the vote in Iowa, and that threshold can move like a slide rule based on the proximity to the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primaries, just like it did before.” Priebus said the ...
Ted Cruz to Scuttle NASA Climate Change Programs
Post Date: 2015-01-19 08:15:45 by Willie Green
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Rabid climate change denier Sen. Ted Cruz, new chairman of the Senate subcommittee in charge of overseeing NASA, has told the space agency to focus on space exploration and not on "political distractions that are extraneous to NASA's mandate" such as climate change. Cruz's chairmanship of the subcommittee is setting off a panic among environmental groups that are seriously concerned the Texas senator will do what he can to impede NASA research into climate change. Cruz has said his priority is to reinvigorate U.S. space exploration, which means NASA programs monitoring climate change will be placed on the back burner. NASA, however, is a champion in the global fight ...
In full 2016 mode, Rand Paul starts New Hampshire blitz
Post Date: 2015-01-17 01:07:28 by yukon
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In full 2016 mode, Rand Paul starts New Hampshire blitz Updated 9:44 AM ET, Wed January 14, 2015 Washington (CNN)Sen. Rand Paul resumes the campaign trail Wednesday, returning to the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire for a full day of events. It's his first time to the Granite State since he made a two-day swing in October to campaign for Scott Brown, and his fifth visit to the state in the past year. But this time there's no hiding under the guise of a 2014 surrogate. The Kentucky Republican, who's likely running for president, is roaring to get started as Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush and Chris Christie also make big pre-campaign moves. Look no further than the ...
Canary in the coal mine
Post Date: 2015-01-16 22:56:31 by yukon
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December 23, 2014 Canary in the coal mine By Arnold Cusmariu “Ho, hum, what else is new?” That was my first reaction when I saw a report that Susan Douglas, a professor of communications and department chair at the University of Michigan, had published an article titled “It’s Okay to Hate Republicans,” in which she stated: I hate Republicans. I can’t stand the thought of having to spend the next two years watching Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Ted Cruz, Darrell Issa or any of the legions of other blowhards denying climate change, thwarting immigration reform or championing fetal ‘personhood.’ According to the professor, Republicans exhibit the ...
Ben Carson holds up ISIS as an example for U.S.
Post Date: 2015-01-16 22:26:21 by yukon
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Ben Carson holds up ISIS as an example for U.S. By Alexandra Jaffe, CNN Updated 7:29 PM ET, Thu January 15, 2015 (CNN)Physician Ben Carson on Thursday held up ISIS, a terrorist group that's beheaded multiple Americans, as an example for the United States during comments before the Republican National Committee. "We've got ISIS. They've got the wrong philosophy, but they're willing to die for what they believe, while we are busily giving away every belief and every value for the sake of political correctness," he said during his speech at the RNC's winter meeting. "We have to change that." Carson acknowledged his comments were likely to spark ...
How many GOP presidential debates is too many?
Post Date: 2015-01-16 20:21:27 by Hondo68
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The Republican National Committee announced Friday it would limit the number of presidential primary debates and forums during the 2016 election cycle, acting on concerns that the seemingly endless series of primary debates in 2012 damaged the party's nominee and brand ahead of the general election. The new rules issued Friday would cut the total number of primary debates dramatically, to at least nine. The first debate will take place in August in Ohio, and the next eight debates will run through February 29, 2016, just after the South Carolina primary. Those eight events, in chronological order, will be held in California, Colorado, Wisconsin, Nevada, Iowa, New Hampshire, South ...
‘Run Warren Run’ Movement Hits 200,000 Supporters
Post Date: 2015-01-16 07:22:54 by Willie Green
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Is Elizabeth Warren on the war path or is her tribe merely walking a trail of tears? 200,000 people have signed up for email alerts on the site runwarrenrun.org, which states in bold, “Dear Elizabeth Warren: Please Run For President.” As Hillary Clinton gears up for a presidential run with the help of Obama White House adviser John Podesta, left-wing dissatisfaction with Clinton keeps the pro-Warren thing going. Warren said in an interview with Fortune magazine that she is not going to run, but Romney said that too and nobody seemed to hold him to that. Click for Full Text!
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EXCLUSIVE: CONSERVATIVE LEADERS DRAFT MANDATE FOR GOP: STOP OBAMA’S FUNDAMENTAL TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICA
Post Date: 2015-01-15 18:11:16 by out damned spot
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Conservative movement leaders are unveiling the mandate they say Republicans have heading into this new Congress, after voters gave them a majority in both the House and Senate for the first time during President Obama’s tenure. The document, obtained exclusively by Breitbart News, details how the conservative leaders expect Republicans in Congress to “stop” Obama’s “fundamental transformation of America,” something they say the American people made clear in the 2014 midterm elections with such resounding GOP victories. “The November 2014 election was a repudiation of the complicity of the United States Congress in President Obama’s dramatic and ...
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