1 wrote:Oooh aaahh

slugsrbad wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:Huh? Don't get his second tweet. Two garbage humans killed their co-worker. Not sure how it ties to the American strategy in Africa.

Money was allegedly bribe money for informants, as the article explains a lot of spec ops is dirtier than it is portrayed/understood by the public. It's not just raiding Bin Laden's hideout.

A top leader of Yemen's Shiite rebels who are at war with a Saudi-led military coalition is vowing retaliation against the oil-rich kingdom over its disastrous blockade of the war-torn country.

The fiery comments came even as Saudi Arabia said on Monday that it will begin reopening airports and seaports in Yemen — those in areas not controlled by the rebels — after days of closing them over a rebel ballistic missile attack on Riyadh. The Saudi closure had drawn international condemnation and fears of a worsening humanitarian disaster in Yemen.

Saleh al-Sammad, the head of the Presidency Council of Yemen's rebels, also known as Houthis, told a rally of thousands of supporters marching down a main boulevard in the capital, Sanaa, that the coalition has "shut down all doors for peace and dialogue."

He also said that the more the blockade tightens, the more the Houthis will develop their abilities to "respond to the assault of the enemy."

Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., said he's being pressed by everyone from GOP donors to rank-and-file voters.

"Republicans of all ilk, my supporters, everyone is saying we need to get tax reform done. We didn't get health care done," Collins said. "The point is we've got to deliver this to keep our base enthused to turn out in the midterms."

But to pass a tax-cut bill through reconciliation, Senate rules say, the legislation cannot add to the debt after 10 years. The Senate GOP tax bill would add to the debt after 10 years, and officials have to come up with a way to address this, or the bill will essentially be disqualified from becoming law.

That leaves them with some unpopular choices. They can decide to have major parts of the tax-cut package expire after 10 or fewer years, or they can add some tax increases that would not kick in until the late 2020s, assuming Congress will eventually vote to reverse the hikes.

A Schuylkill County Republican who represents part of Berks, Argall wants to allow gubernatorial candidates to choose their running mates after the primary, similar to the way presidential candidates pick their partners on the ticket. Currently, voters in primaries select nominees for lieutenant governor and they could choose a candidate that isn't the gubernatorial nominee's first choice.

Argall's bill emerged amidst reports of tension between Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. Mike Stack earlier this year. Earlier this year, Wolf said he admonished Stack for his treatment of state workers. And Stack's state police detail was pulled.

"Given the tumultuous relationship between our current governor and lieutenant governor, whereby they have both admitted going weeks at a time without communicating with one another, Pennsylvania's citizens simply deserve better," Argall said in a statement. "The top two leaders of our executive branch need to work on a shared vision in order to best serve the needs of Pennsylvania's residents."

The measure would have no impact on the 2018 elections for governor and lieutenant governor.

Voters would have to agree to amend the state constitution to change the election process so any change wouldn't occur for years. To amend the state constitution, the General Assembly would have to approve legislation in two consecutive sessions and then it would go to voters for their approval. So it wouldn't change the election process until the 2022 election.

State Representative Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny) was nominated on the second ballot of conferees to be the Republican candidate in the special election to replace resigned Congressman Tim Murphy. The special election will be held March 13th.

Saccone was the most conservative candidate in the race for the nomination. Saccone introduced a bill in the state House to post “in God we trust” at all schools in the state. Saccone is an Air Force veteran, and is an expert on North Korea, spending a year as the only American living in the country.

Saccone was running for U.S. Senate until Murphy was forced to resign amid a scandal involving an extra-marital affair, allegations he asked her to get an abortion, and allegations of mistreatment of staff.

Moore on Sunday responded to the increased pressure by trying to raise money because of the sex claims.

"The vicious and sleazy attacks against me are growing more vicious by the minute," Moore wrote in his fundraising pitch. "I'm counting on you to stand with me at this critical moment by chipping in a donation to help me bust through the vicious lies and attacks and get the truth out to as many voters as possible before December 12."

JUburton wrote:Still think Moore is a favorite. Because Alabama.

pacino wrote:

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:https://twitter.com/dan_f_jacobson/status/928723603444682758

I credit Pacino’s diligence on this matter

Democrats gerrymander in Maryland so your hypocrisy is duly noted.

Mundy and Saylor dissented. Glad we re-elected both on Tuesday!

Congressional district maps are also being challenged in Maryland, North Carolina and Texas. Along with Wisconsin, state legislative districts are under challenge in North Carolina and Texas.

Lawmakers’ emails provided important information during a lawsuit challenging a package of voter laws passed in North Carolina in 2013, including a photo ID requirement. In that case, emails revealed state lawmakers had requested demographic information on voters.

That data request was cited by an appeals court panel in its ruling that tossed out the voter ID law, describing it as targeting African-American voters with “almost surgical precision.”

Such emails are almost always helpful, said Allison Riggs, a lawyer with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice who argued the case on behalf of the North Carolina plaintiffs.

“People are getting more and more subtle about their discriminatory motives,” Riggs. “That’s why getting these wins, where we get whatever evidence might exist in emails or communications, it’s so important for us.”

Legislative emails between majority Republicans and a law firm hired to redraw legislative lines in Wisconsin also were used by Democrats to build a gerrymandering case they filed in 2015.

TomatoPie wrote:

JUburton wrote:Still think Moore is a favorite. Because Alabama.

If he wins, then he's a national stain on the GOP.

Basically win/win scenario

JUburton wrote:

TomatoPie wrote:

JUburton wrote:Still think Moore is a favorite. Because Alabama.

If he wins, then he's a national stain on the GOP.

Basically win/win scenario

lol like national stains on the GOP matter. only getting the senate to 51/49 matters. it would be a serious blow to the GOP.

TomatoPie wrote:

JUburton wrote:Still think Moore is a favorite. Because Alabama.

If he wins, then he's a national stain on the GOP.

Basically win/win scenario

The Dude wrote:Yeah, no offense Tomato, but that’s as silly as the “Kelly is actually hero” narrative