Jan 13, 2015 – than "popcorn farts" as Johnson used to say. … Lyndon Johnson's door was always open to anyone willing to "pay to play" and there were many such opportunities for that. … As soon as that was beginning to dissolve into the dustbin of history—thanks to Johnson's maneuvers to have other wealthy friends take…

Jan 12, 2015 – Prior to New Year’s Eve, Jindal sent a letter to 100,000 pastors to “discuss the importance of raising up the next generation of leaders … “Our 40th president used to remind us that every generation has to choose for itself to renew those principles of freedom. … But we need to turn to God in prayer for that to happen.” One can hope.…

Jan 12, 2015 – In Arizona, the most conservative members of the delegation all voted to retain Boehner: Rep. David Schweikert, Rep. … Schweikert to get to the bottom of it. He told me the vote was largely ceremonial. … After that, it was too late to persuade most members to change their minds, deals had been made.…

Jan 12, 2015 – —despite a clear voter mandate for reform in the 2014 midterms—many Republican representatives voted to re-elect Obama’s golfing buddy … those who voted for Boehner ought to ask themselves. … I prefer to die than to live like a rat," Charbonnier once explained to ABC News.…

Jan 30, 2015 – it to 26. … to Common Core. … Take a minute to get to know them—it’s worth it.…

Jan 30, 2015 – who voted them out. … goods to make their lives better. … not move back to Michigan?…

Jan 29, 2015 – It is now heading to the White House. Stay tuned for updates. … Barack Obama's promise to veto it because he thinks the decision should remain up to the executive branch. … : Here are nine the Senate Democrats who voted for Keystone: 1.…

Jan 29, 2015 – Or was the idea that subsidies should apply only to exchanges created by the individual states, as an economic incentive to encourage … Obama and the Democrats would have to decide whether they're willing to reject the fix they're vociferously demanding in order to kill … popular additional "fixes" to the law.…

Jan 29, 2015 – on amendments to the Keystone bill alone.   … its pledge to respect an "open amendment process" by trying to place some limits on endless offerings.   … to near 50 (update: the revised number is closer to 40).  …

Jan 28, 2015 – Texas today to begin with? … There is no way to know for sure the answers to the bigger questions: How many individuals cross in total? … But, compared to a high-water mark in 2000 when more than 1.6 million immigrants were caught, the border appears to be far more secure…

Jan 28, 2015 – Politicians in both parties need to listen to the answer Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles gave to this question Saturday as he … foundation to defend anyone's human rights." … witness to their right to life -- is not worth paying.…

Jan 28, 2015 – Then, be prepared to go to court. PJI will help. … Here in Colorado, the State Board of Education voted this month to allow districts to opt out of PARCC testing. … ' due to parental refusals to test."…

Jan 28, 2015 – On a largely party-line vote Monday, 53 senators, most of them Republicans, voted to go forward with the bill. … But 39 senators, all Democrats, voted against it, blocking the measure which, under Senate rules, needs 60 votes to get it to a final … Durbin and the Democrats who voted to kill this jobs bill should know a lot about part-time work because those are the kind of infrastructure…

Jan 28, 2015 – On a largely party-line vote Monday, 53 senators, most of them Republicans, voted to go forward with the bill. … But 39 senators, all Democrats, voted against it, blocking the measure which under Senate rules needs 60 votes to get it to a final … Durbin and the Democrats who voted to kill this jobs bill should know a lot of part-time work because those are the kind of infrastructure…

Jan 27, 2015 – So while you used to be able to get a nice tax benefit by saving for college, now you'll be shelling out to Uncle Sam every time you … withdraw to pay for Junior's dorm fees. … [I]n 2006, Obama actually voted in the U.S.…

Jan 27, 2015 – to be seen. … Repealing The Medical Device Tax House Republicans have voted over 50 times to repeal or modify ObamaCare, and are now pushing … targeted changes to the law in hopes of drawing Democratic support…A bill to repeal the law's 2.3 percent sales tax on medical devices…

Jan 27, 2015 – By electing Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras to be premier, Greeks voted to end the draconian economic measures imposed by Germany and … Syriza wants the Troika to mark down Athens’ debt and to boost government spending and cut taxes for low and middle income Greeks—the … That pretty much comes down to forcing the Troika—and Merkel—to give Greece the money it needs while letting it abandon terribly failed…

Jan 27, 2015 – "Death to America, death to Israel," is a slogan of the Houthis who are a Shia minority in Sunni Yemen. … The crown jewel of the new "Persian Empire" is said to be Iraq. So how did the Iranian imperialists manage to acquire it? … And both parties voted in Congress to authorize it. Mission Accomplished! -- as they say in Tehran.…

Jan 26, 2015 – safe fall to special interest politics. … Edwards, requires police make a reasonable effort to return a recovered stolen gun to its owner. SB 1191, Sen. … The only way to enforce such a law would be to also have "universal registration" SB 798, Sen.…

Jan 26, 2015 – policy (thanks to the defeat of ClintonCare in 1993), and she voted in favor of the Iraq War. … She won’t be able to portray him as a candidate who owes everything to his famous last name. … them will be even more damaging to her than to him.…

Jan 26, 2015 – Councilman David Grosso (I) has vowed to confront Congress about an issue his city voted overwhelmingly in favor of—marijuana legalization … Last November 70 percent of Washington D.C. residents voted to approve to sale and use of marijuana for legalization purposes in the … Without the means to create a regulated marketplace the city's hands are tied.…

Jan 26, 2015 – All told, 121,503 Iowans voted in a Republican caucus. … of eligible voters ventured out to their storied school gymnasiums and fire stations to participate. … Chief" as they dress every the morning to see if they can make it fit.…

Jan 25, 2015 – We vote to tell our representatives to stop Obamacare, to stop Obama’s illegal amnesty and other unconstitutional intrusions of the … When the election is over, we go back to work and wonder why government doesn’t listen to us. … Get tea party groups to endorse and publicize the Mandate.…

Jan 24, 2015 – After later reports, I learned that the House conference wanted to pass a bill to ban abortions after twenty weeks, except in the cases … Want to kill a baby? Do it with your money, not mine. … About her female colleagues Ellmers quipped: We need our male colleagues to understand that if you can bring it down to a woman…

Jan 23, 2015 – Republicans had promised to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. … He threatened to veto the legislation. … They did so largely thanks to Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC). In Texas, State Sen.…