Left office with a surplus of almost $1 billion—a state record—setting the stage for further tax reductions. … He also consolidated dozens of school districts across thestate to streamline administrative expenses and improve economies of scale … Huckabee’s leadership, our state employees and state legislators, including the governor, consistently ranked as some ofthe lowest…
The echoes ofthe “StateoftheUnion” speech had hardly died in the Capitol when House Speaker [mc_name name=’Rep. … I think it is farfetched to think that a head ofstate could arrange travel to the United States without theState Department knowing … , and there are members of Congress saying that State was aware ofthe trip.…
ofthe nation support the bill? … report the incident to police — and said that the bill will do nothing to increase the rate of reporting. … The statute of limitations on rape and incest, in every state in theUnion, extends well beyond 20 weeks.…
With a Republican majority, the support ofthe majority of Americans and a bill that has already passed the House once before, today … ’s vote should have been the easiest one of all the issues the Republicans have said they will tackle. … Senator Joni Ernst even affirmed the importance ofthe pro-life issue in her response to theStateoftheUnion saying, “We’ll defend…
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Take Tuesday’s StateoftheUnion address, for example. … It also should be noted that the 11pm hour was dominated by a live edition of Fox News’ “The Kelly File”. … Second, it should not surprise anyone that more people who tune in to CNN would be interested in theStateoftheUnion than those…
In last night’s StateofTheUnion Show he offered us the following “fact.” … Like Ruth Bader Ginsburg at last night’s Snooze ofTheUnion Speech, America should and probably will tune this crop of unrestricted … live the lifecycle ofthe intestinal parasite on our republic.…
In the aftermath ofthe various terror attacks in Paris, someone remarked that it would be interesting to sit in on the writers … In last night’s “StateoftheUnion” speech, Obama had this to say:
So the question for those of us here tonight is how we, all of … There are a lot of good people here, on both sides ofthe aisle.…
He who can’t help but toot his own horn (tooting his horn was his only moment of clarity in the whole StateoftheUnion Speech), said … oftheUnion address, President Obama will propose a series of tax increases on the American people. … Talk about broken promises; this one is literally stripping the bark off the tree of life. …
Last night’s alleged StateoftheUnion address, however, may signify a change: we may now be able to pick a superlative blunder. … in describing the status ofthe negotiations. … On the day before talks resumed between Secretary ofState [mc_name name=’Sen.…
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President Obama ended theStateoftheUnion address in a new way. … the United States of America.
2013: “Thank you. … And God bless the United States of America.”
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This is what Obama proposed for the nation last night in his so-called StateoftheUnion Address. … , lowering the taxes of working families and putting thousands of dollars back into their pockets each year. … Send me a bill that gives every worker in America the opportunity to earn seven days of paid sick leave.…
the name of Christ.” … Earlier this year, NBC’s foreign affairs correspondent said that the president’s foreign policy claims in his StateoftheUnion, “ … The truth is President Obama’s priorities seem out of touch with those ofthe American people.…
In a speech preceding theStateoftheUnion Address, President Obama said that preempting state laws prohibiting municipalities from … for the] investments of market players.” … would be presumptively illegal under EU law — just as it would be under many ofthestate laws the President wants to overrule.…
But what does all of this doesn’t do is drill down into the muck at the core of this man we elected President. … said in theStateoftheUnion address…”
I elected to stop before my constant readers got I-sore. … The bragging and the utter lack of self-awareness remind me of one of my kids when they behave badly.…
From his StateoftheUnion speech:
Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis. … you are so hopelessly out of work that you’ve stopped looking over the past four weeks — the Department of Labor doesn’t count you … In fact, it is on par with the aftermath ofthe dot com bust in the late 90s.
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Now Oklahoma is considering getting state government out ofthe business of collecting union dues. … Tom Newell (R-Seminole) introduced legislation to get thestate out ofunion dues collection. … The group is an affiliate ofthe National Education Association, meaning some of those dues collected by thestate for the OEA get…
“The family is threatened by growing efforts on the part of some to redefine the very institution of marriage, by relativism, by the … Children are the supreme gift of marriage and contribute greatly to the good ofthe parents themselves. … These are areas where theunion can’t reflect the free, total, faithful, fruitful love ofthe Bridegroom for His Bride and therefore…
It seems that there’s no provision in thestate constitution for such a thing – the only state in theUnion that doesn’t have that, … Will Oregon Democrats really support a recall, given that the odds of them retaining the governorship in the resulting election will … [UPDATE: He may have already resigned by the time you read this.…
by the end ofthe year. … Fighters loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria are now in complete control ofthe city of Derna, population of about 100,000 … , not far from the Egyptian border and just about 200 miles from the southern shores ofthe European Union.…
As if you needed any confirmation ofthe character or the participants in this process, the organizers are a veritable who’s who of … The other three candidates for Secretary ofState in the most recent election ran on eliminating the office altogether, whereas La … “This runs so contrary to the Wisconsin traditions of bipartisan support; it is nothing more than this governor’s out-of-state handlers…
In the interim, there is the lure of a second term in the Senate or even the opportunity of an open gubernatorial race in 2018. … Union gives him a 93 and the Club for Growth a 91. … Rubio’s entry into the race could change the calculus, but it is most likely a testing ofthe waters. …
Rauner can ram any ofthe above through the legislature, let alone term limits – or a legislative version of his executive order ending … the involuntary collection ofunion fines on non-union employees. … The current stateof Illinois economy is grim enough that possibly even Combine politicians in good standing can recognize that ticks…
Our first order of business was reclaiming power for the people of our state. … For too long, the big government union bosses had called the shots in our state capital. … According to polling, 69 percent of Wisconsinites support the policy, and a majority ofunion households—51 percent—also support the…