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Rand Paul: ´Tolerant’ GOP would
have more appeal to young voters

The Hill (DC), by Jonathan Easley Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 3/13/2013 2:55:14 PM Post Reply

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday said the Republican Party needs to be more “tolerant” if it wants to attract the younger voters that helped propel President Obama to a second term in office. “I believe a Republican Party that is more tolerant and dedicated to keeping the government out of people’s lives as much as possible would be more appealing to the rising generation,” Paul said in an op-ed on the website PolicyMic. “Most young people I encounter simply have no desire to tell other people what to do or how to live,” he added.

Obama´s PR Stunt

Weekly Standard, by Stephen F. Hayes Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 3/13/2013 2:46:59 PM Post Reply

There will be no grand bargain. Some eighteen hours before he was scheduled to meet with House Republicans on Capitol Hill Wednesday, ostensibly in search of a “grand bargain” that would reform entitlements and reverse the trajectory of US debt, Barack Obama declared three times that he U.S. does not have a debt crisis and accused opponents of wanting to “gut Medicare, gut Social Security and gut Medicaid.” In a taped interview with ABC News, Obama told George Stephanopolous: “We don’t have an immediate crisis in terms of debt. In fact, for the next ten years,

Dingell: Congress viewed as
´slightly above child molesters´

Washington Examiner, by Paul Bedard Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 2:41:19 PM Post Reply

Michigan Democratic Rep. John Dingell has been in House for 57 years, or a quarter of the time there has been a United States Congress, so he´s the foremost expert when it comes to the public´s attitude toward lawmakers. His verdict: It´s never been worse. Complaining that members spend their time "carping and criticizing," he said that the public´s respect for Congress has fallen to a new low. "We are know for gridlock, inaction and for ineffectiveness," he said at a House hearing Wednesday. "The public has an attitude toward the Congress that is somewhere

Cruz: Let´s See if Obama´s Willing
to Shutdown Gov´t to Fund Obamacare

Cybercast News Service, by Elizabeth Harrington Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 2:37:56 PM Post Reply

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced an amendment on Wednesday that would cut off all funds for Obamacare, a step he said Republicans should support and, if it were to pass in the House as well, could be sent to President Barack Obama to see if he’s “willing to try to shut the government down” over funding of the Affordable Care Act. “I think it’s the right position for Republicans to be taking,” Cruz told CNSNews.com. “And I think it would be exactly the right decision to then send it back to Harry Reid

Gun Shop Owner Says Mark
Kelly Has Not Completed
Background Check For AR-15

Breitbart Big Government, by AWR Hawkins Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/13/2013 2:33:11 PM Post Reply

Why did Mark Kelly pick a rifle for which he has yet to do a background check? Kelly, a gun regulation advocate and husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, has explained that he bought an AR-15 rifle last week because he wanted to show how "easy" it was to buy an "assault weapon." Yet if that were really his purpose, why did he purchase a traded-in rifle for which he must wait 20 days--and for which he must still complete a background check? Why not purchase a new rifle he could have claimed immediately?

New pope elected

ANSA News [Italy], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 3/13/2013 2:31:30 PM Post Reply

Rome - White smoke billowed out of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel roof on Wednesday to signal that the conclave of cardinals had elected a new pope. The bells of St Peter´s rang out in confirmation of the election and a huge crowd applauded and chanted "Long Live The Pope, Long Live The Pope". The pope is the 266th head of the Catholic Church since St Peter, the first one. The conclave was very short, taking only five ballots over less than two days. Benedict XVI spurred the election with his shock abdication last month.

SUBMIT bill would suspend
Obama’s pay over late budget

Washington Examiner, by Michal Conger Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 2:29:35 PM Post Reply

Rep. Larry Bucshon submitted a bill today that would suspend the president’s pay when his budget is late. The President’s Salary Suspended Unless Budget Measure Is On Time, or SUBMIT, Act, would suspend pay if the White House budget is not submitted by the statutory deadline, which is the first Monday in February. “American families and small businesses have to budget their resources and they deserve a budget on time from their President,” said Buschon said in a statement. “The President should be held to the same st?andard as the American people and Congress and this bill sends that message.”

Krauthammer: "Obama´s One Of The
Great Campaigners In History But
At Governing He´s Not That Good"

Real Clear Politics, by Ian Schwartz Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 2:23:07 PM Post Reply

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: I´m not so sure it´s about the base, it´s about each party expressing these ideological beliefs in numbers, and that is what is suppose to happen. I mean, the good news here and the new news here is not the Ryan budget, which is recapitulation of the ones we heard last year and the year before but that fact that Democrats actually are going to produce one, which they haven´t done in four years. So we´re actually going to have what´s called a regular process, which is the constitutional way of

White House: Tours are ‘labor intensive
operations,’ will remain closed [Video]

Daily Caller, by Vince Coglianese Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 2:16:15 PM Post Reply

White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters Wednesday afternoon that “general” tours of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. are “labor intensive operations” and will remain closed due to the sequester. “The decision has been made to cancel the general tours,” Carney explained. “As the president said in his interview [on Tuesday with ABC], he’s asked the White House to consult with the Secret Service to see if there’s any way to provide limited tours to school groups or others — that’s being reviewed.” “But I should be clear that there’s not an option here to reopen the tours in

White smoke seen,
new pope chosen

Raycom News Network, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/13/2013 2:14:20 PM Post Reply

ROME– A new leader of the Catholic Church has been chosen.White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 2:06 ET, 7:06 p.m. in Italy, and the bells have rung in St. Peter´s Basilica. The new pope, who is expected to meet the crowd in St. Peter´s Square at any moment, was chosen after the fourth round of balloting by the College of Cardinals during the second day of the conclave. A cardinal needs 77 votes to become pope.

OFA leader: ‘We are not
a partisan organization’

Politico, by Byron Tau & Tarini Parti Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 2:08:45 PM Post Reply

Top donors, volunteers and organizers for President Barack Obama’s new nonprofit met Wednesday at a Washington hotel to discuss how the group can stay active and relevant in the president’s second term — but the group’s leader swears the effort is nonpartisan. “I want to say a word about what we aren’t: We are not a partisan organization,” said Jon Carson, a former White House official who is now serving as the executive director of Organizing for Action. “We are here to move this shared progressive agenda forward,” he added.

Fisker co-founder Henrik Fisker leaves
company amid clash with executives

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/13/2013 2:06:27 PM Post Reply

Fisker Automotive co-founder Henrik Fisker has resigned as chairman of his namesake company after butting heads with the company’s management.(Snip)Automotive designer Henrik Fisker founded the company in 2007 to build the Karma, a $102,950 extended-range electric car that can travel 32 miles on batteries alone, or also use a gasoline-powered four-cylinder internal combustion engine for longer trips and added performance. In 2009, the company received a $529 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy to help bring the Karma to market and begin production

Department of Misplaced Priorities

Washington Free Beacon, by Mary Lou Byrd Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 2:03:16 PM Post Reply

The Department of Homeland Security’s release of thousands of illegal immigrants from detention centers and plans to furlough tens of thousands of border agents comes as the agency continues to hire and spend money on what congressional critics say are questionable projects. The Free Beacon found that DHS has embarked on a hiring spree even as it releases “low risk” detainees. More than 100 job openings were listed for DHS on the government’s job board site as of March 13. A sample of the full-time jobs the DHS is looking to fill include three regional director positions,

The grand illusion
of partisan politics

Canada Free Press, by Doug Hagmann Original Article

Posted By: snowcloud- 3/13/2013 1:59:23 PM Post Reply

If you were born in the early to mid 1970s or before, you might remember Oldsmobile’s attempt to convince the car buying population that their brand of car changed by their new slogan, “[T]his is not your father’s Oldsmobile.” The ad campaign first appeared in 1988, and was seen as an attempt to convince the buying public that Oldsmobile changed to appeal to a younger crowd while still maintaining their respect from the “old guard” of car buyers.

Lawmakers question ´risky´
$5.5B loan for high-speed Vegas
train amid sequester cutbacks

FOX News, by Barnini Chakraborty Original Article

Posted By: US veteran- 3/13/2013 1:59:12 PM Post Reply

While the Transportation Department warns that the sequester will lead to cutbacks causing snarled lines at airports across America, the agency is still considering a massive $5.5 billion government gamble on a high-speed train from suburban California to Vegas. The total cost of the XpressWest project is $6.9 billion, with 80 percent potentially being fronted by the federal government. It would create a train that runs from Victorville, Calif., to Las Vegas and, if green-lighted, would be the largest loan of its type issued in America.

Nursing homes want guest worker
program in immigration bill

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Sam Baker Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 1:57:23 PM Post Reply

The nursing-home industry said Wednesday that Congress should include a "viable" guest worker program in any immigration overhaul, and should also lift caps on employer-sponsored visas for healthcare workers. The American Health Care Association (AHCA) said immigration reform should recognize the needs of employers — including nursing homes and long-term care providers, who rely heavily on immigrants for positions such as nurses. "Members of the long term care community employ immigrants and boost the economy. Any visa program must

Obama Warns: ‘Increasing America’s
Debt Weakens Us Domestically And
Internationally’ … In 2006

Mediaite, by Noah Rothman Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 1:50:20 PM Post Reply

“[T]he cost of our debt is one of the fastest growing expenses in the Federal budget,” said President Barack Obama. “This rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy, robbing our cities and States of critical investments in infrastructure like bridges, ports, and levees; robbing our families and our children of critical investments in education and health care reform; robbing our seniors of the retirement and health security they have counted on.” Obama made this appeal from the floor of the U.S. Senate in 2006 as he and his fellow Democrats rallied against raising the debt ceiling limit.

‘Post’ Notes Israel Error

Washington Free Beacon, by Adam Kredo Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/13/2013 1:43:48 PM Post Reply

The Washington Post Wednesday morning issued an “editor’s note” explaining why it erroneously blamed Israel for the death of a Gaza-based BBC reporter’s 11-month-old son. The correction was issued several days after a United Nations report independently confirmed that Hamas, not Israel, was to blame for the child’s death, which occurred last year during Israel’s military operation in Gaza. A photo of the crying reporter cradling his dead child was prominently featured on the Post’s front page with the following caption: “Jihad Masharawi weeps as he holds the body of his 11-month-old son, Ahmad,

Will Michelle Obama Lean In?

Atlantic Wire, by Elspeth Reeve Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 1:41:07 PM Post Reply

The only thing keeping Michelle Obama out of elected office is Michelle Obama. Pundits have floated the idea of the first lady running for Senate from Illinois in 2016, but The Washington Examiner´s Paul Bedard has another idea today. The 2016 are three years away, but "there´s already buzz growing for the ultimate grrl power ticket: [Hillary] Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama." This item is, sadly, mostly evidence-free. Former Clinton spokeswoman Karen Finney and Democratic strategist Chris Lehane say it could be cool. "Hillary-Michelle 2016" bumper stickers have seen a 60 percent increase in sales since December.

We Waited Four Years for This?

Washington Free Beacon, by Lachlan Markay Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/13/2013 1:39:31 PM Post Reply

The author of Senate Democrats’ budget proposal has refused to release specifics on her legislation prior to a Budget Committee markup on Wednesday, a move Republicans say reveals the proposal’s unpopularity even among Democrats. Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash.) is slated to release her party’s budget resolution at a committee meeting Wednesday afternoon. However, committee Republicans have yet to see any details on how the proposal will reduce the federal budget deficit by $1.85 trillion, Murray’s stated benchmark. Murray has instead circulated “talking points”

Debunking the Myths of the NIH´s
$1.5 Million ´Lesbians Are Fat´ Study

Atlantic Wire, by Alexander Abad-Santos Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 1:33:32 PM Post Reply

Conservative news sites from the great Drudge and beyond have unearthed their most unflattering Rosie O´Donnell photos today to vent about an ongoing study funded by the National Institutes of Health´s that´s examining the "interplay of gender and sexual orientation in obesity disparities." Or, as conservative news sites, prefer to call it: "Why Lesbians Are Fat." Trouble is, according to the project lead at Harvard — as well as the study itself and the federal funding therein — this hyperbole forgets all about gay men... and there are other sequester-relevant studies that

Climate Change Is the Biggest Threat
in the Pacific, Says Top U.S. Admiral

Wired News, by Spencer Ackerman Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 1:23:06 PM Post Reply

North Korea just annulled the 1953 armistice ending its war with South Korea. China and Japan are locked in a dispute over an island chain. But the greatest long-term threat to the peace of East Asia and Pacific Ocean — the part of the world at the heart of the Obama administration’s aspirational defense strategy — is climate change, according to the admiral in charge of U.S. military operations there. Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III is no smelly hippie. He became chief of U.S. Pacific Command last year after running the maritime portion of NATO’s 2011 war against Libyan

Five Most Pro-American Countries

RealClearWorld, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: cebuyer- 3/13/2013 1:23:01 PM Post Reply

While President Obama came to office promising to restore the world´s image of America, the polling firm Gallup has found a steady decline in the world´s view of American leadership. Today, America´s median approval stands at 41 percent, down from 49 percent during President Obama´s first year in office. Nonetheless, global views on U.S. leadership have rebounded since 2008, and several countries in particular have expressed strong approval for U.S. leadership, according to Gallup. These are the five most pro-American countries.

Scarborough Mocks Mayor Bloomberg’s
Soda Ban Behind His Back;
Won’t Challenge Him In Person

Newsbusters, by Jeffrey Meyer Original Article

Posted By: Drive- 3/13/2013 1:17:25 PM Post Reply

In what has become a common theme for the MSNBC conservative, Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough failed to live up to his self-titled conservative values on March 13. Following a ruling by a New York state court on March 11 invalidating New York City’s large soda ban, Scarborough and the rest of the Morning Joe crew sans Mika Brzezinski mocked Bloomberg’s failed efforts on March 12. Despite Scarborough’s outright glee at the court’s decision, when given the opportunity to confront Mayor Bloomberg in person on March 13, Scarborough remained silent. Such a complete reversal is surprising,

Report: Obama to
dine with Miss Israel

Politico, by Kevin Robillard Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/13/2013 1:13:00 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama will dine with Miss Israel during his trip to the Middle Eastern country later this month, according to a report. The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday that Obama´s staff had invited 21-year-old Yityish Aynaw, the first Ethiopian-born winner of the competition and a former Israeli Army officer, to a dinner with the president at the home of Israeli President Shimon Peres. One potential conversation topic? Obama and Anyaw have a hero in common: Martin Luther King, Jr. "He fought for justice and equality, and that´s one of the reasons I´m here,"

Since Sequester, 2,600 New
Federal Jobs Opened

Investor´s Business Daily, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: HollowLeg- 3/13/2013 1:03:05 PM Post Reply

Budget: Over a hundred jobs are at Homeland Security, which is letting criminal aliens go despite billions unspent from last fiscal year, with hundreds more jobs available at an Interior Department that warns of park closings. ´We´re doing our very best to minimize the impacts of sequester. But there´s only so much I can do," DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said. With regard to the release of illegal aliens from detention in anticipation of cuts due to sequestration, "I´m supposed to have 34,000 detention beds for immigration. How do I pay for those?" Well, Madam Secretary, like other federal departments

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