In an indication that the GOP establishment is making an effort to work with (or co-opt) the tea party lawmakers, RINO leaders are attending a Tea Party caucus on the Hill.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-26 02:43:192016-04-11 11:22:50Sen. Mitch McConnell's and RNC Chair Reince Priebus' Staff Attend Congressional Tea Party Caucus Meeting
Congressional leaders in both parties are engaged in high-level, confidential talks about exempting lawmakers and Capitol Hill aides from the insurance exchanges they are mandated to join as part of Obama’s health care overhaul.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-25 03:19:012016-04-11 11:22:52Outrage: Congressional Leaders Engaged in Secret Discussions to Exempt Them, Aides, from Obamacare
The U.S. Military has blocked access to the Southern Baptist Convention’s website on an unknown number of military bases because it contains “hostile content”.
House Republican leadership abruptly pulled a health care bill from the floor after concerns from conservatives that it extended President Barack Obama’s health care law.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-25 02:38:342016-04-11 11:22:54Cantor Withdraws Obamacare Bill that Drew the Ire of Conservatives
GE’s decision carries symbolic weight (which gun control advocates will latch on to) and will no doubt be felt by companies that have come to rely on customers buying more products because of financing.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-25 01:29:562016-04-11 11:22:55Financial Gun Control? GE Capital Quietly Cuts Off Lending to Gun Shops
Republican-backed legislation meant to alter a piece of Obamacare has picked up some unlikely opponents: conservatives.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-24 00:58:102016-04-11 11:22:58Cantor Pushing Obamacare Bill, but not to Repeal it as Promised
Federal agents have raided the Mississippi home of a former GOP candidate, suspecting him of being behind the recent rash of ricin letters.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-24 00:52:532016-04-11 11:22:59With Ricin Case Crumbling, FBI Finds a New Target, Former GOP Candidate (+video)
The guest list for Mitt Romney’s June retreat has a few surprising names not traditionally seen together with the former GOP presidential nominee.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-24 00:51:022016-04-11 11:22:59Mitt Romney Invites Axelrod, Former Chair of DNC, Chris Christie, Others to His Summer Retreat
Many saw it coming, but that didn’t stop the Bitcoin bubble from bursting: after rising to dizzying heights, the digital currency suffered its first true crash this week.
Enrollment in Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges is lagging, raising concerns about the viability of the exchanges, which are the law’s primary means of delivering health insurance.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-24 00:18:542016-04-11 11:23:01A Bill of Goods: Obama Administration Stages Multimillion-Dollar PR Campaign to Promote Obamacare
The trial is underway for a former Democratic official and a Board of Elections worker who are accused of being part of a plot that has raised questions over whether President Obama’s campaign — when he was a candidate in 2008 — submitted enough legitimate signatures to have legally qualified for the presidential primary ballot.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-23 01:39:032016-04-11 11:23:02Voter Fraud Trial Underway: Did Obama Ever Qualify for 2008 State Ballot? (+video)
Even as the surviving 19-year-old Boston Marathon Bombing suspect was formally charged in a Massachusetts hospital room with federal terrorism offenses, some prominent GOP senators still insist that he should have been charged as an enemy combatant.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-23 01:34:592016-04-11 11:23:03GOP Leaders Again Claim that Constitution Shouldn't Apply to Alleged Bomber
John Boehner on Monday defended his handling of the investigation into last year’s attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi amid pressure from his rank-and-file members to form a select committee.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-23 01:29:382013-04-23 01:29:38Boehner Refuses Majority of GOP Caucus's Call for Select Committee on Benghazi
Investigators haven’t found any ricin in the house of Mississippi man accused of mailing poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge, according to testimony Monday from an FBI agent.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-23 01:14:142013-04-23 01:14:14FBI May Have the Wrong Man: No Ricin Evidence Found in Home, Computer or Car of Suspect
Congressional advocates of comprehensive U.S. immigration legislation were diverted into a sometimes testy debate on Monday over whether the measure should be delayed because of questions arising from the Boston Marathon bombing allegedly carried out by two immigrant brothers.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-23 01:10:242013-04-23 01:10:24Rand Paul & Boehner Disagree on Whether to Delay Immigration Bill Due to Bombings
The FBI did not know that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older Boston Marathon bombing suspect, took a six-month trip to Russia because his name was misspelled, according to a key Republican senator on national-security issues.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-23 01:08:012013-04-23 01:08:01FBI Not Alerted to Suspected Boston Bomber's Russia Trip Because of Misspelling
Authorities are investigating whether the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who died after a shootout with police had any connection to an unsolved triple homicide involving his friend in suburban Boston in 2011.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-23 01:00:072013-04-23 01:00:07Boston Bomb Suspect Linked to Unsolved Triple Murder in 2011
The bipartisan “Gang of Eight” released an immigration bill on Thursday that offers a minimum 13-year path to citizenship contingent on increased border security. The bill would also allow young illegal immigrants — those who came to the United States as children — to become citizens after five years.
We should address immigration in a step-by-step, problem-solving approach so we get the bulk of the benefits from immigration without the heavy fiscal costs of an amnesty and path to citizenship.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-23 00:01:512013-04-23 00:01:51DeMint: Taxpayers Would Pay for Amnesty
Billions of dollars of intangible assets will enter the gross domestic product of the world’s largest economy in a revision aimed at capturing the changing nature of US output.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-04-23 00:00:112013-04-23 00:00:11Manipulating Growth: Data Shift to Lift US Economy 3%
Sen. Mitch McConnell's and RNC Chair Reince Priebus' Staff Attend Congressional Tea Party Caucus Meeting
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Tarini PartiIn an indication that the GOP establishment is making an effort to work with (or co-opt) the tea party lawmakers, RINO leaders are attending a Tea Party caucus on the Hill.
Outrage: Congressional Leaders Engaged in Secret Discussions to Exempt Them, Aides, from Obamacare
/37 Comments/in Featured, News /by John Bresnahan and Jake ShermanCongressional leaders in both parties are engaged in high-level, confidential talks about exempting lawmakers and Capitol Hill aides from the insurance exchanges they are mandated to join as part of Obama’s health care overhaul.
Military Blocks Access to Southern Baptist Website
/17 Comments/in Featured, News /by Todd StarnesThe U.S. Military has blocked access to the Southern Baptist Convention’s website on an unknown number of military bases because it contains “hostile content”.
Harry Reid: Tea Party Like Anarchists, Gov't 'Inherently Good'
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by Tony LeeSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid believes the Tea Party is ideologically similar to anarchists and that government is “inherently good.”
Cantor Withdraws Obamacare Bill that Drew the Ire of Conservatives
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jake ShermanHouse Republican leadership abruptly pulled a health care bill from the floor after concerns from conservatives that it extended President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Financial Gun Control? GE Capital Quietly Cuts Off Lending to Gun Shops
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jason HowertonGE’s decision carries symbolic weight (which gun control advocates will latch on to) and will no doubt be felt by companies that have come to rely on customers buying more products because of financing.
Cantor Pushing Obamacare Bill, but not to Repeal it as Promised
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ginger GibsonRepublican-backed legislation meant to alter a piece of Obamacare has picked up some unlikely opponents: conservatives.
With Ricin Case Crumbling, FBI Finds a New Target, Former GOP Candidate (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by The Smoking GunFederal agents have raided the Mississippi home of a former GOP candidate, suspecting him of being behind the recent rash of ricin letters.
GOP Benghazi Report: Obama Admin. Lied, Set-Up Military for Failure
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Stephen DinanThe House GOP has concluded that the Pentagon and U.S. intelligence agencies bear no blame for Benghazi. But there’s plenty of it for Obama…
Mitt Romney Invites Axelrod, Former Chair of DNC, Chris Christie, Others to His Summer Retreat
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Breanna EdwardsThe guest list for Mitt Romney’s June retreat has a few surprising names not traditionally seen together with the former GOP presidential nominee.
eCurrency Experiment Gone Bad: Bitcoin Crashes
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by ANNE RENAUTMany saw it coming, but that didn’t stop the Bitcoin bubble from bursting: after rising to dizzying heights, the digital currency suffered its first true crash this week.
A Bill of Goods: Obama Administration Stages Multimillion-Dollar PR Campaign to Promote Obamacare
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Lachlan MarkayEnrollment in Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges is lagging, raising concerns about the viability of the exchanges, which are the law’s primary means of delivering health insurance.
Voter Fraud Trial Underway: Did Obama Ever Qualify for 2008 State Ballot? (+video)
/9 Comments/in Featured, News, Updates /by Eric ShawnThe trial is underway for a former Democratic official and a Board of Elections worker who are accused of being part of a plot that has raised questions over whether President Obama’s campaign — when he was a candidate in 2008 — submitted enough legitimate signatures to have legally qualified for the presidential primary ballot.
GOP Leaders Again Claim that Constitution Shouldn't Apply to Alleged Bomber
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Paul ScicchitanoEven as the surviving 19-year-old Boston Marathon Bombing suspect was formally charged in a Massachusetts hospital room with federal terrorism offenses, some prominent GOP senators still insist that he should have been charged as an enemy combatant.
Boehner Refuses Majority of GOP Caucus's Call for Select Committee on Benghazi
/11 Comments/in Featured, News /by Julian PecquetJohn Boehner on Monday defended his handling of the investigation into last year’s attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi amid pressure from his rank-and-file members to form a select committee.
FBI May Have the Wrong Man: No Ricin Evidence Found in Home, Computer or Car of Suspect
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressInvestigators haven’t found any ricin in the house of Mississippi man accused of mailing poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge, according to testimony Monday from an FBI agent.
Democratic Bonanza: Immigration Reform to Change Voting Landscape for Generations
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by EMILY SCHULTHEISThe immigration proposal pending in Congress would transform the nation’s political landscape for a generation or more.
Rand Paul & Boehner Disagree on Whether to Delay Immigration Bill Due to Bombings
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Richard Cowan and Caren BohanCongressional advocates of comprehensive U.S. immigration legislation were diverted into a sometimes testy debate on Monday over whether the measure should be delayed because of questions arising from the Boston Marathon bombing allegedly carried out by two immigrant brothers.
Hill’s Newest Earmarks: Sequester Exemptions
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by DARREN SAMUELSOHNSequestration exemptions are shaping up to be Washington’s newest version of earmarks.
FBI Not Alerted to Suspected Boston Bomber's Russia Trip Because of Misspelling
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Susan CrabtreeThe FBI did not know that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older Boston Marathon bombing suspect, took a six-month trip to Russia because his name was misspelled, according to a key Republican senator on national-security issues.
Boston Bomb Suspect Linked to Unsolved Triple Murder in 2011
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorAuthorities are investigating whether the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who died after a shootout with police had any connection to an unsolved triple homicide involving his friend in suburban Boston in 2011.
Rubio Spokesman Compares Illegal Immigrants to . . . Slaves?
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Eliana JohnsonThe bipartisan “Gang of Eight” released an immigration bill on Thursday that offers a minimum 13-year path to citizenship contingent on increased border security. The bill would also allow young illegal immigrants — those who came to the United States as children — to become citizens after five years.
DeMint: Taxpayers Would Pay for Amnesty
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jim DeMintWe should address immigration in a step-by-step, problem-solving approach so we get the bulk of the benefits from immigration without the heavy fiscal costs of an amnesty and path to citizenship.
Manipulating Growth: Data Shift to Lift US Economy 3%
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Robin HardingBillions of dollars of intangible assets will enter the gross domestic product of the world’s largest economy in a revision aimed at capturing the changing nature of US output.
Boston Bombers: FBI Hunting 12-Strong Terrorist “Sleeper Cell” Linked to Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
/11 Comments/in Featured, News /by Christopher BucktinPolice believe the pair were specially trained to carry out the devastating attack, and acted as part of a larger operation.