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Kasich Whirlwind Sees Him Veto Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion and First Responder Aid Bills
Post Date: 2018-12-23 14:13:10 by BTP Holdings
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Kasich Whirlwind Sees Him Veto Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion and First Responder Aid Bills Kirk Irwin / Getty Images Ohio Governor John Kasich waves to a group of Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine supporters while speaking at a campaign event at the Boat House at Confluence Park on November 2, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. DeWine is running against former Ohio Attorney General and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Richard Cordray for the governorship of Ohio, currently held by Republican and 2016 Presidential candidate John Kasich, who has reached his term limit. (Kirk Irwin / Getty Images) By Bryan Chai December 22, 2018 at 9:13pm As most of President Donald ...
Out of the Frying Pan
Post Date: 2018-12-23 10:19:56 by Ada
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Both Leading Candidates to Replace Mattis are Maximum War Hawks While “Mad Dog” Mattis was by no means a “hero,” it is almost a given that his replacement will be far more pro-war and pro-intervention than the outgoing secretary of defense. WASHINGTON — On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that Secretary of Defense James “Mad Dog” Mattis would be “retiring” in February and that a replacement for Mattis would soon be named. Mattis’ departure had been the subject of speculation since late June, when it was reported that Mattis was already being kept out of the loop on major administration decisions such as the ...
Reactions To Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Plan Say More Than The Plan Itself
Post Date: 2018-12-20 12:58:48 by Ada
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President Trump has ordered the withdrawal of US troops from Syria, which is reportedly expected to take 60-100 days or 30 days depending on who you ask. According to Kurdish forces in eastern Syria the withdrawal of American as well as French troops is already underway, though France is saying it’s staying. The number of troops to be withdrawn which keeps getting repeated in the news is 2,000, but there’ve been reports that the actual number of US ground troops in Syria is closer to 4,000. The US-led airstrike campaign against Islamic State will reportedly continue. Trump says the withdrawal is because ISIS has been defeated in Syria, but others are pointing to the conspicuous ...
Why The Senate Vote to End Yemen War is So Important
Post Date: 2018-12-18 09:53:14 by Ada
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Last week something historic happened in the US Senate. For the first time in 45 years, a chamber of the US Congress voted to pull US forces from a military conflict under the 1973 War Powers Act. While there is plenty to criticize in the War Powers Act, in this situation it was an important tool used by a broad Senate coalition to require President Trump to end US participation in the Saudi war against Yemen. And while the resolution was not perfect – there were huge loopholes – it has finally drawn wider attention to the US Administration’s dirty war in Yemen. The four year Saudi war on neighboring Yemen has left some 50,000 dead, including many women and children. ...
When Will Trump Bring Home U.S. Forces from Syria?
Post Date: 2018-12-18 08:05:30 by Ada
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President Trump should live up to his promise of “America First.” “I think we are very close to finishing the physical destruction of the caliphate,” said Lt. Gen. Frank McKenzie, nominated to head U.S. Central Command. Some two thousand ISIS fighters are limited to about one percent of the territory once held by the Islamic State. It is time to bring home U.S. forces and allow Syria and its neighbors to finish the job. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama put the United States on the road to permanent war in the Middle East. Washington has battled in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen. The results ranged from disappointing to disastrous. Candidate Donald Trump ...
Incoming NY AG Planning Major Investigations Into Trump
Post Date: 2018-12-16 16:03:25 by BTP Holdings
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Incoming NY AG Planning Major Investigations Into Trump (AP) By Jeffrey Rodack | Wednesday, 12 December 2018 10:04 AM New York’s incoming Attorney General Letitia James said she intends to launch far-reaching investigations into President Donald Trump, his family and any others associated with him who may have broken the law. Her comments came in an interview with NBC News. "We will use every area of the law to investigate President Trump and his business transactions and that of his family as well," said James, a Democrat. She disclosed her investigations will include looks into the president’s New York real estate holdings, the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a ...
WHO IS THE MOST QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT?
Post Date: 2018-12-14 19:23:37 by Ada
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Perhaps it was just a coincidence. George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died at his home on Saturday, November 30, age 94. Just three days later, on Monday, December 3, Joseph “Joe” R. Biden, the nation’s 47th vice president, said he believed that he was the “most qualified person” to be the president of the United States. Bush’s life was lived in service to the state: president, vice president, CIA director, chairman of the Republican National Committee, ambassador to the United Nations, chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing, U.S. representative. His legacy is horrendous. Not only did he infamously raise taxes and invade Panama ...
Yes, Putin Should be Declared Czar Vladimir I
Post Date: 2018-12-14 09:04:37 by Ada
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I’ve been pushing for this for years, and finally the Russians themselves are coming around to it. Wall Street Journal: The last time term limits forced Russian leader Vladimir Putin to step down from the presidency, he became prime minister for a few years. This time around, a group of pro-Kremlin activists has a different idea: Proclaim him Czar Vladimir. “We will do everything possible to make sure Putin stays in power as long as possible,” Konstantin Malofeyev, a politically active businessman, said recently to thunderous applause from hundreds of Russian Orthodox priests and members of the country’s top political parties gathered at a conference outside ...
The Story Behind ‘The Creature From Jekyll Island,’ the Anti-Fed Conspiracy Theory Bible
Post Date: 2018-12-13 22:03:56 by BTP Holdings
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The Story Behind ‘The Creature From Jekyll Island,’ the Anti-Fed Conspiracy Theory Bible Asawin Suebsaeng 11.26.15 1:00 AM ET Photo illustration by The Daily Beast, Photo by Jim Young/Reuters It’s the kind of conspiracy theory so all-encompassing that it explains the very roots of all modern American wars, depression, economic boom, and (most importantly!) the darkest, best-kept secrets of international banking. Typically, the Federal Reserve is a government entity that frustrated high schoolers in America are forced to learn about before entering adulthood and forgetting exactly what it is or why it exists. The Fed is our central banking system that was created at ...
The Biggest Losers of Trump’s Presidency: His Voters
Post Date: 2018-12-13 08:33:43 by Ada
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His incompetence and incoherence guarantees that he'll be a one-term president. The saddest victims of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential victory, it now seems clear, are going to be his voters. The greatest beneficiaries of that election are going to be his haters. This political paradox stems from the seeming inevitability of this president leaving his constituency high and dry through political incompetence, behavioral incontinence, an inability to maintain a focus on anything, and an incapacity to think or act coherently. His presidency so far has been characterized by political failure, and it’s going to get worse before the end of his term, by which point the voters ...
Rand Paul ‘disturbed’ by attorney general nominee’s views
Post Date: 2018-12-12 08:40:45 by Ada
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday said he hasn't decided whether to support President Donald Trump's pick to be the next attorney general because of concerns about privacy issues. Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," Paul said he's concerned that William Barr, who was attorney general from 1991 to 1993, "has been a big supporter of the PATRIOT Act, which lowered the standard for spying on Americans, and he even went so far as to say the PATRIOT Act was pretty good — we should go much further." He also alleged that Barr is a "big fan" of seizing people’s property through civil asset forfeiture. "I haven't made a decision ...
5 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Pelosi and Schumer
Post Date: 2018-12-12 07:30:16 by BTP Holdings
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5 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Pelosi and Schumer By MICHAEL TACKETT 9 hrs ago © Getty Images Presumptive Speaker, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and US President Donald Trump argue while making statements to the press before a meeting at the White House December 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) In another time, the Washington photo opportunity was a steady ritual. Leaders smiled, usually sitting in well-stuffed chairs, at least feigning smiles for the cameras. Pleasantries were spoken. The main objective was to get the picture and say as little as possible. How ...
O'Rourke Beats Out Biden, Sanders in MoveOn 2020 Poll
Post Date: 2018-12-12 07:06:15 by BTP Holdings
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O'Rourke Beats Out Biden, Sanders in MoveOn 2020 Poll Rep. Beto O'Rourke (AP) By Brian Freeman | Tuesday, 11 December 2018 01:14 PM Rep. Beto O'Rourke narrowly beat out former Vice President Joe Biden in an early straw poll of members of the progressive group MoveOn.org for the 2020 Democratic presidential contest, NBC reported on Tuesday. O’Rourke was selected by 15.6 percent of respondents, followed by Biden at 14.9 percent, and then Sen. Bernie Sanders, with 13.1 percent. In the 2016 Democratic primary, 78 percent of MoveOn members backed Sanders over Hillary Clinton. MoveOn, with millions of members nationwide, is one of the largest progressive online ...
Bush's Kennebunkport Home to Stay 'Open'
Post Date: 2018-12-10 20:27:42 by BTP Holdings
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Bush's Kennebunkport Home to Stay 'Open' (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) Sunday, 09 December 2018 09:01 PM "Poppy" and "Bar" are gone, but the passing of George H. W. and Barbara Bush won't mean an end to children's laughter, splashing in the pool, barking dogs or clinking horseshoes at the family's property on the Maine coast. The former first couple's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren will continue to enjoy stunning views, fishing, golfing and swimming each summer at their oceanfront home, just as previous generations have. "It will always stay in the family," said Evelyn Paine, a longtime family friend who has been a ...
Decades of secrecy end as Trump allows release of last JFK assassination records
Post Date: 2018-12-09 14:43:07 by BTP Holdings
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Decades of secrecy end as Trump allows release of last JFK assassination records Oct 2017 Todd J. Gillman, Washington Bureau Chief Updated 8 a.m. Saturday: Trump announced he will release the remaining documents. WASHINGTON — Generations of professional and amateur sleuths have spent decades steeped in the details of the JFK assassination. In coming days, they’ll be able to pore through thousands more files kept classified for 54 years. On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he will authorize release of the remaining documents. "Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and ...
Bush Angle to Reagan Shooting Still Unresolved as Hinckley Walks
Post Date: 2018-12-08 09:45:47 by BTP Holdings
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Bush Angle to Reagan Shooting Still Unresolved as Hinckley Walks A Story I Had to Leave Out of My Book August 16, 2016 | Russ Baker President Reagan with the Bush family. Left to right: Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, Reagan, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Jeb Bush. Photo credit: Reagan Library Why did George H.W. Bush and his cabinet determine that John W. Hinckley Jr. — the man who in 1981 tried to kill the newly inaugurated President Ronald Reagan — was a lone nut, and no conspiracy, foreign or domestic, was involved? How did they arrive at this conclusion just five hours after the shooting, without any thorough examination? And why won’t the Federal Bureau of ...
Media Says France Doesn’t Want Humanitarian Intervention by Trump – We Should Do It Either Way
Post Date: 2018-12-06 17:06:35 by Ada
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The French dictator Emmanuel Macron is gassing his own people, and that is simply unacceptable to the people of the United States. There comes a time when it becomes the duty of America to launch aggressive war to bring brutal democracy to countries which refuse to accept it. That time is now. Though a tweet went viral allegedly showing people in Paris chanting “we want Trump” last weekend in Paris, it now appears that that video was filmed in London. It doesn’t really matter to me either way. It remains our duty to save the French from this brutal dictator who is gassing his own people. We cannot stand by idle. The Local: US President Donald Trump seems to be ...
Trump’s Timidity Is Letting Comey Off the Hook
Post Date: 2018-12-06 10:41:41 by Ada
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Because President Donald Trump has again pulled the rug out from under them, House Republicans face Mission Impossible on Friday when they try to hold ex-FBI Director James Comey accountable for his highly dubious authorization of surveillance on erstwhile Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. Comey let go his unprecedented legal maneuver to have a court quash a subpoena for him to appear behind closed doors before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee before the Democrats take over the committee in January. The current committee chair, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), decried Comey’s use of “baseless litigation” in an “attempt to run out the clock on this ...
The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
Post Date: 2018-12-05 09:26:44 by Ada
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A review of John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court (Basic Books, 2018) by Richard Brookhiser John Marshall presents a curious problem for Southern history. How can a man, born and bred in the same State, who breathed the same air and shared the same blood with Thomas Jefferson, have been such an ardent nationalist? The same question could be asked of Washington, and to a lesser extent, Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln. The answer in Marshall’s case is perhaps best explained by his opposition to Jefferson’s Republican faction. Marshall feared both a French-inspired revolution on American soil and the fragmentation of the Union, and to Marshall “nationalism” ...
Not Enough: Yellow Vests to Reject Temporary Suspension of Fuel Tax Rises in France
Post Date: 2018-12-05 09:20:55 by Ada
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Representatives from the Yellow Vest movement have said that a temporary suspension of a further tax increase by the government does not go far enough, maintaining the taxes should be cut altogether. The government of Emmanuel Macron will announce Tuesday morning a moratorium on the increase of the fuel tax, slated for January 1st, according to government sources speaking to franceinfo and confirmed by Agence France-Presse (AFP). The freeze on taxes is believed to last several months, with Prime Minister Édouard Philippe also set to announce other measures in an attempt to appease protesters. However, Benjamin Cauchy, who has become a major figure in the Yellow Vest (or Gilets ...
Mueller's Perjury Traps
Post Date: 2018-12-03 10:15:33 by Ada
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Dropping Paul Manafort as a cooperating witness ruins his credibility as far as anything he told Mueller and any testimony he may be forced to give with respect to that. The lies Mueller is alleging are almost certainly an exercise of Mueller’s specialty, the “perjury trap” he is trying to set for President Trump. It must be assumed the Special Counsel has proof of Manafort’s lies. Manafort’s defense team has been working with the president’s lawyers since the inception of his plea agreement. The president’s attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, has admitted as much. Mueller is trying to prove collusion between Trump and Manafort with respect to the written ...
Former President George H.W. Bush dead at 94
Post Date: 2018-12-01 09:12:52 by BTP Holdings
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Former President George H.W. Bush dead at 94 ABC NEWS,Good Morning America 2 hours 34 minutes ago Former President George H.W. Bush dead at 94 (ABC News) Former President George H.W. Bush dead at 94 originally appeared on abcnews.go.com George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, has died at age 94. His death was announced by his family Friday night. The president's health had been in decline in recent months. "George Herbert Walker Bush, World War II naval aviator, Texas oil pioneer, and 41st President of the United States of America, died on November 30, 2018. He was 94 and is survived by his five children and their spouses, 17 grandchildren, ...
Ann Coulter: Trump’s Great Wall Becomes Trump’s Great Stall
Post Date: 2018-11-29 10:44:22 by Ada
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For those of us who were ecstatic the night Donald Trump was elected president, who watch election night videos over and over again, it used to be easy to defend him against the charge that he is just a BS-ing con man who would say anything to get elected. It’s getting harder. Trump was our last chance. But he’s spent two years not building the wall, not deporting illegals — “INCREDIBLE KIDS!” — and not ending the anchor baby scam. Within 10 seconds of Trump’s leaving office, there will be no evidence that he was ever president. Laws will be changed, executive orders rescinded, treaties re-written and courts packed. Trump will leave no legacy at all. ...
Ukraine Should Not Be a Member of NATO
Post Date: 2018-11-29 09:25:32 by Ada
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Washington should stop adding to the Alliance new members who are security liabilities. Another day, another crisis in the relationship between Russia and Ukraine—and another powerful reminder why the latter should not be inducted into NATO. Washington has nothing at stake worth going to war over who has access to the Sea of Azov. The latest confrontation between Moscow and Kiev occurred when Russian vessels blocked Ukrainian vessels from moving into the shallow body of water between the two nations through the Kerch Strait. Kiev charged that Russia prevented lawful passage of its ships and instituted an illegal blockade. Moscow, in turn, claimed that the Ukrainians entered ...
US, Europe & NATO Risk All-Out War by Backing Desperate Kiev Regime
Post Date: 2018-11-28 11:20:52 by Ada
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Desperate to hold onto power regardless of the consequences for everyone else -- then again there are some in the West who would actually welcome war and greater confrontation with Russia With the US, EU and NATO all bolstering claims of “Russian aggression” – in face of contrary evidence – the real danger is that the Kiev regime will be emboldened to carry out more reckless provocations leading to all-out war. It seems indisputable that the three Ukrainian Navy vessels were dispatched last Sunday in order to instigate a security response from Russian maritime border forces. In contrast to normal procedures for passage clearance through the Kerch Strait, the ...
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