by Bill Scher | Apr 17, 2014 | Blog
Yesterday, pro-immigration Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart told the Washington Post's Greg Sargent, "I’m convinced that if we don’t get it [immigration reform] done by the August break, the president, who is feeling a lot of pressure from having not done anything on...
by Bill Scher | Apr 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Hillary Defended as Warren Prepares Book Tour Hillary Clinton supporters defend her record on inequality. CNN: "In a research report titled 'Hillary Clinton: A Lifetime Champion of Income Opportunity,' the group [Correct The Record] is defending Clinton's record by...
by Bill Scher | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog
Today the EPA released its annual accounting of US greenhouse gas emissions for 2012. And it's good news. The highlights: 1. After increasing greenhouse gas emissions nearly every year from 1990 to 2008, emissions are down 8% since President Obama was sworn in, and...
by Bill Scher | Apr 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Republican Gov Challenges Boehner To Pass Jobless Aid Nevada's GOP governor backs Senate unemployment insurance bill. Politico: "Sandoval became the first Republican governor to endorse the Senate’s bill to retroactively revive long-term jobless aid through May,...
by Bill Scher | Apr 15, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
On Saturday, Sen. Rand Paul traveled to New Hampshire and addressed conservative activists at the Freedom Summit. In his remarks he described his vision to "grow our movement" and attract new constituencies to the Republican fold. Namely, "We can't be the party of the...
