Democrats in key Senate states like Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois did a great job of attacking one another this week. [Read more…]
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July 10, 2015 by
On Wednesday the Tampa Bay Times reported that Eric Lynn, Democratic candidate for Florida’s 13th congressional district and former Obama advisor, had received over $1,200 in tax deductions for the two houses he owns in Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Mary Mulhern, a fellow Democrat who is planning to run for the seat, didn’t hold back on her criticism of Lynn:
“I can’t relate to having three homes in three different states. Like most families, my husband and I have to work hard all year to pay the mortgage and taxes on one home,”
Darden Rice, A Democrat who also considered a run for the seat admitted the obvious:
“It is a serious issue for him to overcome,” Rice said.
After the week he’s had, Lynn’s headache has most certainly turned into a major migraine.
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July 10, 2015 by
In case you missed it, Elizabeth Warren is profiled on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine, and the lengthy story illuminates a number of the deficiencies of Hillary Clinton’s candidacy, especially with her Democratic base. [Read more…]
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July 9, 2015 by
Nevada Democrat and failed 2012 3rd District candidate John Oceguera announced today he is running again for Congress, but this time he is running in Nevada’s 4th District. Oceguera lost his last race by over 7 points, so he must be hoping for better luck in the 4th District.
In a quite painful interview from 2012, Oceguera refused to say whether he supported ObamaCare.
Jon Ralston: “Is that a yes, you would have voted for the Affordable Care Act?”
John Oceguera: “No, that’s a…”
Jon Ralston: “You’re not going to commit to the Affordable Care Act?”
John Oceguera: “You know, John, you know this is in front of the Supreme Court now. I don’t have a crystal ball.”
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July 9, 2015 by
Today, Barack Obama’s nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said “Russia presents the greatest threat to our national security” and said Russia’s behavior is “nothing short of alarming.” [Read more…]
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July 9, 2015 by
In a recent interview with CNN, Hillary Clinton stated that “everything I did was permitted” regarding her handling of her State Department emails. Washington Post Fact Checkers dug into this claim and here is what they found:
Regulations Were Put In Place While She Was Secretary of State
In 2009, just eight months after Clinton became secretary of state, the U.S. Code of federal regulations on handling electronic records was updated: “Agencies that allow employees to send and receive official electronic mail messages using a system not operated by the agency must ensure that Federal records sent or received on such systems are preserved in the appropriate agency record-keeping system.”
Clinton’s system though did not allow for her emails to be easily preserved because “her practice made it difficult to locate records in response to specific requests, because Clinton’s e-mail would be in another official’s inbox — but would not exist in the federal system as part of Clinton’s outbox.”
She Even Told Her Staff To Not Use Private Emails
On top of that, when Clinton was secretary, a cable went out under her signature warning employees to “avoid conducting official Department business from your personal e-mail accounts.”
Clinton Ignored Directives from The Foreign Service Manual
The Foreign Affairs Manual made it clear that before a senior official (such as a Senate-confirmed presidential appointee) departs government service, he or she must prepare an inventory of personal papers that are proposed for removal. The manual states that “correspondence or e-mail received or sent in an employee’s capacity as a Department official is not personal.”
It is now apparent that Secretary Clinton blatantly disregarded these directives. Instead she chose to keep her emails for nearly two years before turning them over to the State Department.
Final Conclusion: Three Pinocchios
In reality, Clinton’s decision to use a private e-mail system for official business was highly unusual and flouted State Department procedures, even if not expressly prohibited by law at the time. Moreover, while she claims “everything I did was permitted,” she appears to have not complied with the requirement to turn over her business-related e-mails before she left government service. That’s a major misstep that she has not acknowledged.
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July 9, 2015 by
The NV-4th Congressional District primary became even more crowded when Former Nevada Assembly Speaker and failed Congressional candidate John Oceguera became the 4th Democrat to join the race. Oceguera doesn’t see much difference with his opponents when it comes to his liberal positions, but thinks his 12-year career as a politician will set him apart.
“You’re not going to see a lot of daylight between our policy positions, [because] we’re all Democrats, but where I think you see the difference is in our value system, in our longevity in the district, record of service. I’ve served in the Legislature for 12 years and led some of the folks that we’re talking about. So I have a longer and more specific record than they do.”
It looks like the House Democrats’ crowded primary problems are only multiplying. Maybe the fourth candidate’s the charm?
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July 9, 2015 by
Hillary Clinton got in trouble this week when she lied about receiving a subpoena regarding emails on her private server.
Fact checkers are already blasting Clinton for the remark that she “never” received a subpoena, but a trip down memory lane reveals this isn’t the first time Clinton has been subpoenaed. [Read more…]
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July 9, 2015 by
Eric Lynn, the Democratic candidate for Florida’s 13th Congressional District, has come under increased scrutiny after the Tampa Bay Times reported that he had received a double tax break of over $1,200 for houses he owns in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
The D.C.-based Office of Tax and Revenue lists Lynn as having a homestead exemption for a condo near Dupont Circle that he bought for nearly $700,000 in
2007, according to the office’s records. The exemption saved him $606.90 in 2015 property taxes, records show.Yet until this week, Maryland’s department of assessments and taxation listed another home in Rockville as his primary home, allowing him to save another
$692 in 2014 property taxes, records show. The Lynns paid $715,000 for the home in September 2013.The problem? A homeowner can qualify for only one exemption.
According to the Times, Lynn has paid back the deduction he received in D.C., saying, “We’re not going to take a homestead exemption on somewhere we’re not living.” However, he says he deserves the one he received for his home in Maryland because he lived there for nine months during the prior tax year. The issue is becoming a growing headache for the candidate, who only moved back to the district a little less than a year ago.
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July 9, 2015 by
This morning, Rep. Alan Grayson announced he’s running for Senate in Florida. Grayson, known as a “hip-shooting firebrand” liberal, did not waste any time attacking his opponent: fellow “Democrat” and establishment favorite, Patrick Murphy: [Read more…]
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