In a closed door meeting Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry told the Trilateral Commission that United States intelligence services have proof that Moscow is controlling the gangs attacking the Ukrainian government, reports the Daily Beast. “Intel is producing taped conversations of intelligence operatives taking their orders from Moscow,” Kerry said. “We know exactly who’s […]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, chair of the House Republican Conference, told constituents in Washington state last week that ObamaCare is likely here to stay. “We need to look at reforming the exchanges,” she said. McMorris-Rodgers came to national attention as the Republican choice to deliver opposing remarks to President Obama’s State-of-the-Union speech in January. Politico: […]
Stumping for re-election at a Rotary Club in his home district, House Speaker John Boehner mocked GOP colleagues on their reluctance to tackle immigration reform, reports Cincinatti.com. “We get elected to make choices. We get elected to solve problems,” Boehner said. “And it’s remarkable to me how many of my colleagues just don’t want to […]
The press loves to vilify the Koch brothers forays into politics. Will they do the same with the “Democracy Alliance,” a secretive club of ultra-wealthy liberals that Politico reports is gearing up to spend huge sums on politics as well? Politico reports on the group’s closed-doors meeting in Chicago this weekend – where the fate […]
Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Stephen Lynch believes the impact of ObamaCare won’t just hurt Democrats in elections, but that “the worse it yet to come” for its impact on the U.S. health care system. For example, Lynch cites the “Cadillac tax” on expensive health plans which will resulting in “the first time in this country’s history […]