Results for: state of the union

Rating Trump's Cabinet...Thus Far
https://redstate.com/davenj1/2017/01/01/rating-trumps-cabinet-thus-far-n65617
– The following is a look at the picks thus far: Secretary of State- ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson. … Probably the right person to roll back some of the more onerous actions of the EPA under Obama. … Just getting the nanny state mandates out of K-12 education would be a welcome improvement.…
Watercooler 12/28/16 Open Thread: Propaganda OOPS and Quick Hits
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2016/12/28/watercooler-122816-open-thread-propaganda-oops-quick-hits-n65519
– Twitter callout for help results in ramp-agent walking the airport… and taking the bear on a photo-tour of the airport before sending … From my read of the case, this guy was just being a normal Commiefornia driver… Why can’t we just kick this place out of the Union … Quote of the Day “When you pay attention to big chunks of people who typically are ignored, interesting things happen.”…
Louisiana Charter Students Face Uncertain Future
https://redstate.com/ameliahamilton/2017/01/13/louisiana-charter-students-face-uncertain-future-n66131
– We urge the state board of education to appeal this decision and let the Louisiana Supreme Court bring final clarity to the case. … “This lawsuit is only about money,” he said, questioning the motives of the plaintiffs, “It disregards the rights of parents to choose … “There are no exceptions in the language of the constitution that provide that public schools that are not part of the parish or city…
The New York Times Unwittingly Makes the Case for Betsy DeVos
https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2017/01/13/new-york-times-unwittingly-makes-case-betsy-devos-2-n66110
– is the cause of terrorism. … Here are some of the best snippets from their accidental endorsement of the first pro-school-choice secretary in decades. … Have you seen the condition of Detroit? The entire city might need to be shut down.…
The New York Times Unwittingly Makes the Case for Betsy DeVos
https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2017/01/12/new-york-times-unwittingly-makes-case-betsy-devos-n66108
– This week marks the beginning of the confirmation process for Trump’s cabinet picks and predictably the left-wing press running around … is the cause of terrorism. … Here are some of the best snippets from their accidental endorsement of the first pro-school-choice secretary in decades.…
Watercooler 1-11 Open Thread: Gun Rights Roundup
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2017/01/11/watercooler-1-11-open-thread-gun-rights-roundup-n66051
– Occupied Northwet one of the few “safe spaces” to be had. … The guy has to know that with GOP Coalition control of committees the odds of it getting out of Senate Law & Justice Committee aren … This Week In History Sunday, 1/8: First State of the Union address, 1790; Battle of New Orleans, 1815; Crazy Horse’s last battle,…
President Obama Expected to Commute Sentence of Army Leaker, Bradley "Chelsea" Manning
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/01/11/president-obama-ex…commute-sentence-army-leaker-bradley-chelsea-manning-n66015
– I’m sure we can count on a lot of this, as the petulant man-child who has held the White House for the last eight years closes the … That, of course, makes him a poster boy hero for the social justice warriors of the Obama administration. … “I don’t think any harm was done,” Coombs said of the disclosures. “A lot of embarrassment, certainly.”…
Obama's Farewell Speech Echoes Every Other Tone Deaf Speech He's Given
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/01/10/obamas-farewell-speech-echoes-every-tone-deaf-speech-hes-given-n66003
– The biggest change from his State of the Union speeches was that he was on time and spoke for less than an hour. … The wealthy are paying a fairer share of taxes even as the stock market shatters records. … “Because of the extraordinary courage of our men and women in uniform, and the intelligence officers, law enforcement, and diplomats…
Kentucky Becomes A Right To Work State
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/09/kentucky-becomes-right-work-state-n65929
– On Saturday, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed legislation making Kentucky the 27th state in the Union where workers have the freedom … who control the state government for the first time in nearly a century. … The so-called right-to-work law passed the Kentucky state Senate on Saturday.…
You'll Never Guess What Our State Department Does When A Terrorist Leader Finally Dies
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/09/youll-never-guess-wh…department-does-when-a-terrorist-leader-finally-dies-n65911
– According to the agency, the regime’s sponsorship of terrorist activities had continued unabated since the death of Ayatollah Khomeini … State Department official offered condolences over the passing of Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. … The official described Rafsanjani ‎as a “prominent figure” throughout the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran.…
Germany and a European Power Vacuum
https://redstate.com/davenj1/2017/01/24/germany-european-power-vacuum-n66768
– Although Berlin usually has a more leftist government, the performance of Merkel’s party in that city was the worst since the end of … Part of the problem in Germany is their ongoing state of collective guilt over events now 80 years in the past.   … the wishes of Merkel.…
If Chuck Schumer Is Who Defines 'Mainstream' I May Have to Go Full Hipster
https://redstate.com/jimjamitis/2017/01/22/chuck-schumer-defines-mainstream-may-go-full-hipster-n66679
– “State of the Union” of the Supreme Court vacancy that Trump will get a shot at filling after majority Republicans blocked former … The day the Senate voted to confirm Justice Janice Rogers Brown  to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Sen. … left is really the middle of the road.…
RedState's WaterCooler! Friday, 1/20/2017 - Open Thread - Detailed Inauguration Agenda 2017
https://redstate.com/earhartam/2017/01/20/redstates-watercoo…1202017-open-thread-detailed-inauguration-agenda-2017-n66470
– broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature … the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of … The Sergeant of the Watch, who marches the battery into position, controls the firing of the backup gun, and monitors the watchman…
The Radicals Behind the DeVos Opposition
https://redstate.com/rs_insider/2017/01/18/radicals-behind-devos-opposition-n66363
– The Washington Free Beacon reports that ITPI is funded by the AFL-CIO, of which the AFT is a part. … If you check out the Partnership for Working Families’ list of state affiliates, you find names like “Community Labor United,” and … careers in union organizing, many working for the most rough and aggressive unions in the country.…
The Unions Opposing Betsy DeVos Have a History of Favoring the Status Quo
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2017/01/16/unions-opposing-betsy-devos-history-favoring-status-quo-n66254
– It is no secret that the biggest teachers unions in the country are adamantly opposed to the nomination of Betsy DeVos to Secretary … Here’s a comment Duncan made about some of the loudest voices against him, back in 2010: “Some state and local unions are very thoughtful … called for the resignation of Obama’s secretary of education, Arne Duncan.…
These Senators Aren't Buying John Lewis's I'm-A-Victim Scam
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/15/senators-arent-buying-john-lewiss-im-victim-scam-n66184
– Not a single one of the people have demanded that Trump apologize for what he said, they are demanding the apology because of who he … Rand Paul, on State of the Union, points out the obvious: “I do appreciate him being a civil rights icon, but I would also say that … that doesn’t make us immune from criticism or debate,” Paul said on “CNN’s “State of the Union.”…
DeVos Is Accomplished Reformer Who’ll Put Students First
https://redstate.com/jenniferhorn/2017/02/03/devos-accomplished-reformer-wholl-put-students-first-n67328
– DeVos has the courage of her convictions. … DeVos and put the interests of school children above the demands of the union bosses who have created the education mess in America … Jennifer Horn is a former Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee…
Watercooler 02/02/17 Open Thread; Fake News Roundup; European Council President Calls Trump Threat To Europe; California Voter Registration Highly Susceptible To Fraud
https://redstate.com/joliphant/2017/02/02/watercooler-020217…alifornia-voter-registration-highly-susceptible-fraud-n67261
– ABC News Accuses Trump of Not Having Pictures of His Family in The Oval Office : Oddly enough the same picture also doesn’t show the … “If you are talking about California, the state is apparently relying on the illegal alien to tell the state they shouldn’t be registered … That a state that grants drivers licenses to illegal aliens without any confirmation of citizenship and has no method checking the…
Betsy DeVos Won a Tough Committee Fight. Now the Senate MUST Confirm Her.
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2017/01/31/betsy-devos-won-tough-committee-fight-now-senate-must-confirm-her-n67153
– Democrats, likewise, stand to lose union money if the unions start bleeding out, and they get a lot of it from teachers unions. … The Secretaries of Education in the past have focused on national reforms to change and better schools, and every one of their plans … As well, the Department of Education using federal money to entice schools to adopt the Common Core State Standards has resulted in…
Who's Coordinating Airport Protests and Litigation Resulting In Three Courts Temporally Restraining Trump's Extreme Vetting Order?
https://redstate.com/california_yankee/2017/01/29/whos-coord…s-temporally-restraining-trumps-extreme-vetting-order-n67078
– of the U.S. who were being detained at Dulles International Airport. … None of the three ruling strikes down President Trump’s executive order. … So who is behind protests at more than a dozen of the nations airports and the obviously related litigation?…
Remember Back When the United States Was Proud Of Accepting Religious Refugees?
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/28/remember-back-united-states-proud-accepting-religious-refugees-n67043
– One of the great shames of Western democracies before World War II was their turning away victims of religious persecution. … For the past 50 years, having learned the lessons of World War II, the United States has given priority to refugees from religious … and Syria: e) Notwithstanding the temporary suspension imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Secretaries of State…
So Is "Calexit" About To Be A Thing?
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/01/27/so-is-calexit-about-to-be-a-thing-n66999
– in the California Constitution stating that the state is an “inseparable part of the United States” and that the U.S. … Constitution is the “supreme law of the land,” the Los Angeles Times reported. … It’s not like they’ve shown a lot of respect for the Constitution in the past.…
There Is Only One Reason Why People Want to Abolish the Electoral College
https://redstate.com/jimjamitis/2017/01/25/one-reason-people-want-abolish-electoral-college-n66885
– America is a union of individual states. In fact, you may have even heard it called The United States of America on occasion. … is not elected by the individual citizens of the United States but by the states themselves. … We would have a tyranny of the majority.…
SOTU: The Empty Chair Leaving an Empty Chair
https://redstate.com/kimberly_ross/2016/01/10/sotu-empty-chair-leaving-empty-chair-n55908
– President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union speech on Tuesday, January 12th. … The result of his two terms is a lot of negative change. … State of the Union on Tuesday, since his presidency and policies themselves are empty.…
Right To Work Is Right For West Virginia
https://redstate.com/unsilentmajority/2016/01/10/right-work-right-west-virginia-n55902
– West Virginia will most likely be the next Right to Work state, and opponents of this worker freedom legislation will stop at nothing … They didn’t; the only choices they had were to pay the union or not take the job. … trying to protect the House of Delegates and state Senate from a Republican takeover.…
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