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Ted Cruz’s Obamacare Duplicity

Ted Cruz’s Obamacare Duplicity

VIA “huffingtonpost.com” by Bob Cesca Huff Post Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is now apparently undecided how he’ll buy insurance, backing away from his Obamacare announcement earlier in the week. Either way, Cruz is a master at what Al Franken used to call “weasel words” — talking points that are carefully constructed to sound legitimate but […]

U.S. House Passes Bipartisan Bill To Fix Medicare Doctor Payments

U.S. House Passes Bipartisan Bill To Fix Medicare Doctor Payments

VIA “reuters.com” by Susan Cornwell Reuters (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to permanently repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a rare bipartisan achievement and sending the issue next to the Senate. The measure drafted and driven forward by Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Leader […]

At The Whitehouse, There’s Nobody Home.

At The Whitehouse, There’s Nobody Home.

VIA “realclearpolitics.com” by Victor Davis Hanson Real Clear Politics What has gone wrong with the U.S. government in the past month? Just about everything, from the fundamental to the ridiculous. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United States to warn Congress about the dangers of a nuclear Iran. He spoke without the invitation of […]

Calling Them Traitors, Beyond Orwellian

Calling Them Traitors, Beyond Orwellian

VIA “realclearpolitics.com” by Carl M. Cannon Real Clear Politics Two weeks ago, while speaking at a dinner in New York, Rudy Giuliani made news—in a negative way—by opining aloud about President Obama’s love of country. “I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America,” Giuliani […]

Obama’s One Man Deal

Obama’s One Man Deal

VIA “weeklystandard.com” by Fred Barnes Weekly Standard President Obama is headed for disaster in the nuclear deal with Iran. The nearly completed agreement, as best we know, would allow Iran to keep its nuclear infrastructure intact and its centrifuges churning out enriched uranium. The mullahs would be free to build an arsenal of nuclear weapons […]

Democratic Roster For Pres. 2016 Looking Weak

Democratic Roster For Pres. 2016 Looking Weak

VIA “washingtonexaminer.com”, opinions section, by Michael Barone Washington Examiner The controversy over Hillary Clinton’s emails and her unconvincing press conference at the United Nations have gotten many Democrats and others thinking the unthinkable: Clinton may not be the Democrats’ 2016 nominee for president. And it has many asking the question — scary for Democrats — […]

Hillary Clintons Questionable Claims

Hillary Clintons Questionable Claims

VIA “thehill.com” by Jesse Byrnes and Ben Kamisar Former secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s attempt to quell the controversy over her use of a private email account and server while secretary of State has not worked so far. Clinton and her aides surely hoped that a high-profile news conference at the United Nations on Tuesday […]

The Real Story Behind The Assassination of Julius Caesar

The Real Story Behind The Assassination of Julius Caesar

VIA “nypost.com”, New York Post, by Larry Getlen On Feb. 15, in the year 44 BC, Julius Caesar, the all-powerful ruler of Rome, visited a soothsayer named Spurinna, who “predicted the future by examining the internal organs of sacrificial animals,” among other omens. As per the ritual, Caesar “sacrificed a bull,” and Spurinna “made the […]

The Ukraine Nightmare: 5 Questions For Ian Bremmer

The Ukraine Nightmare: 5 Questions For Ian Bremmer

VIA “realcleardefense.com” by Ian Bremmer and Harry Kazianis <img style=’display:none’ border=0 width=0 height=0 src=’http://a.rfihub.com/ns.gif?ri=613b3f68854823300338f36c3daf6838&ra=8356538870.11881237737852968’&gt Editor’s Note: The below is an interview with Ian Bremmer. Mr. Bremmer serves as president of the Eurasia Group, a political-risk consultancy, and a Global Research Professor at New York University. He is the author of the popular book Every Nation […]

Two Suspects Held Over Murder of Kremlin Critic Boris Nemtsov

Two Suspects Held Over Murder of Kremlin Critic Boris Nemtsov

VIA “uk.reuters.com” By Darya Korsunskaya and Katya Golubkova (Reuters) – Two suspects have been detained over the killing of Boris Nemtsov, Russian officials said, a week after he was shot dead near the Kremlin in the most high-profile killing of an opposition figure in years. The Investigative Committee, the state body leading the investigation, named […]