Senator Cruz questions AG – Although considered a Tea Party firebrand by the left, I was again impressed by the calm, clear, concise manner in which Texas Senator Ted Cruz questioned Attorney General Eric Holder about the IRS targeting investigation during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week. Showing experience he gained as Texas Solicitor General and nine oral arguments before the U.S.… read more
Author: Eldon Kramer
NY Times advances Hillary’s anointing
While many of the Washington pundits and the fawning media on the left are anticipating the announcement from Hillary Clinton that she plans to run for president in 2016, The New York Times Magazine of Jan. 26, 2014 published an unflattering graphic image of her for its feature, Planet Hillary.
The New York Times Magazine, Jan. 26, 2014
“The gravitational pull of a possible 2016 campaign is bringing all the old Clinton characters into her orbit,” the magazine states, “Can she make the stars align or will chaos prevail.”
Meanwhile, at a paid speaking appearance before members of the National Automobile Dealers Association in New Orleans, Clinton said, “My biggest regret is what happened in Benghazi. Losing an ambassador like Chris Stevens, who was one of our best. It was a terrible tragedy losing four Americans …” Switching from “the fog of war” excuse, she now blames her lack of response to “imperfect information, unforeseen consequences and unpredictable twists and turns.” Not only did she fail the hypothetical “3 a.m. call,” she failed to respond to five months of terrorist warnings in Benghazi. Continue reading
More from the sidelines …
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers – As I watched Rep. McMorris Rodgers give the Republican response to the president’s State of the Union address last night, I wondered how many heard her mention she was the 200th woman elected to Congress, or for that matter how many viewed her remarks. After all, a survey indicated only 30 per cent of Americans were expected to watch the president.… read more
From the sidelines …
Problem for the Administration – Just 18 per cent of young adults say they are likely
to enroll in ObamaCare, compared to 46 per cent who are not likely to enroll, according to a survey conducted by the Young America’s Foundation. More revealing was the fact that 48 per cent consider the government too big compared to just four per cent who believe it’s too small. … read more
GOP to release “guiding principles” on immigration
Republican leadership is apparently in the process of drafting “guiding principles” on immigration reform and is expected to release a statement outlining the party’s position soon, per House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy in an interview with radio stations KBAK/KBFX in Bakersfield, California this week.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (KBAK/KBPX photo)
While immigration reform didn’t get a mention in a recent Gallup Poll of Americans’ top priority issues for 2014, the party is looking ahead to the mid-term elections facing other polls indicating they don’t fare well with Hispanic voters. Hispanics identify with Democrats over Republicans by a 2-to-1 margin in a Gallup Poll taken mere months ago.
When Fox News asked those surveyed which policy they favored regarding illegal immigrants, 68 per cent chose the option of allowing them to remain in the country and eventually qualify for citizenship, but only if they met certain requirements like paying back taxes, learning English and passing a background check. Continue reading
Political “dirty tricks” no longer done covertly
Political dirty tricks are alive and active in the Democrat administration. What used to done covertly by shady characters is now being done in the open by party leaders and the government under klieg lights.
After admitting it targeted Tea Party organizations and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, the IRS called upon their fellow colleagues in Treasury, the FBI, to investigate. While the investigation continues, the FBI indicated it would not be bringing criminal charges against anyone in the IRS, as they only found evidence of mismanagement. Surprise! Meanwhile, Tea Party groups say they have not been questioned by the FBI. Continue reading
On the front burner …
Those health care insurers received another reminder of what it means to get in bed with big government as Moody’s Investor’s Service analysts have downgraded the industry’s outlook yesterday, noting that the administration’s changes to the rules make it difficult to know if insurers will end up with the customer base they need to make the economics of ObamaCare work out.… read more
Texas politics …
Remember when Vice President Joe Biden, while introducing Missouri State Senator Chuck Graham during a 2008 campaign appearance, said “stand up, Chuck?” Unfortunately, Chuck was confined to a wheelchair. Not to be outdone in “gaffedom” … Texas Democrat gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis responding to a Dallas Morning News article reporting on several discrepancies in her life story, criticized opponent Greg Abbott, suggesting he “hasn’t walked a day in my shoes.” … read more
Who’s out of touch, Wendy?
As Wendy Davis, the Democrat’s hopeful candidate for Governor, was making excuses for fabricating facts about her life story, she said, “my language should be tighter,” as she admitted her biography had been less than truthful.
While others are focusing on misstatements about being a teen mom, her marriage and divorce, how her education was financed, living in a trailer and other “loose” facts, it was her lack of contrition that told me what kind of person she really is. Attempting to deflect criticism, she said, “I came from a place of struggle, and we can parse dates all day long,” as she accused her likely opponent Attorney General Greg Abbott and his campaign of being “out of touch” with struggling Texans. Continue reading
Feinstein defends Hillary
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California Senator Diane Feinstein didn’t like the fact that speeches on the Senate floor and some media reports were critical of Hillary Clinton for not doing enough to prevent the attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi.
“Statements on the Senate floor this morning (Jan. 16, 2014) and some media reports about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s bipartisan report on the attack against our diplomatic mission and CIA annex in Benghazi. Libya, intimate that the report assigns culpability to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the tragedy,” said Feinstein. Republican Senators McCain. Graham and Ayotte all made remarks critical of Clinton. Continue reading