Afghanistan: Just walk away
Our involvement in Afghanistan is untenable because the country is untenable. No matter what is done, Afghanistan will fail because of its galloping population growth.
Category Archives: Barack Obama
The man who destroyed the Democrats can’t wait to campaign again
By any objective measurements, President Obama hurt the Democrats quite a bit. There were a lot more Ds than Rs when President Obama started his presidency.
Report: Obama authorized a secret cyber operation against Russia
President Barack Obama learned of Russia's attempts to hack US election systems in early August 2016, and as intelligence mounted over the following months, the White House deployed secrecy protocols it hadn't used since the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, according to a report by The Washington Post . Apparently, one of the covert programs Obama, the CIA, NSA and other intelligence groups eventually put together was a new kind of cyber operation that places remotely triggered "implants" in critical Russian networks, ready for the US to deploy in the event of a pre-emptive attack.
Obama Official Lays Into Lawmakers Over Russia Response
An aide to former President Barack Obama laid into lawmakers who decried the response of the previous administration following recent revelations the White House knew in 2016 about Russia's attempts to meddle in last year's presidential election, The Hill reported Friday. "Our critics are judging our actions in mid-2016 based on what we know by mid-2017," Ned Price, a former spokesman for the National Security Council, told MSNBC on Friday.
The greatest common denominator of Trump’s lies is that he…
President Donald Trump's long list of lies since taking office has been chronicled by the New York Times in a new list that shows the claim and the fact. Other than the lies themselves, one thing seems consistent: Trump lies most about the size of things.
‘He tweeted his way to treason’: Internet mocks Trump for …
In a rare Friday evening tweet, President Donald Trump appeared to finally admit that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election - and in characteristic fashion, somehow managed to twist that on former President Barack Obama. In response, Twitter users did what they do best - gave him hell for it.
WaPo: Obama admin ‘choked’ on Russia, former official says
A former Obama official said the previous administration "sort of choked" in its effort to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin over his attempts to influence the U.S. presidential election in Donald Trump's favor, The Washington Post reported Friday. "It is the hardest thing about my entire time in government to defend," the former senior Obama administration official told the Post.
White House Responds To Johnny Depp’s Assassination Joke
In case you missed the kerfuffle over the past few hours, it was at Glastonbury where he asked the crowd to "bring Trump here?" Eesh! He even knew he was going to get in trouble, saying afterward "this is going to be in the press and it'll be horrible." Well, it isn't good, Johnny.
Obama comes out swinging on healthcare issue
Barack Obama came out against the health care bill Senate Republicans announced on Thursday. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the former president claimed that it would be "a massive transfer of wealth from middle-class and poor families to the richest people in America."
Sean Spicer: Where’s the ‘meanness’ in Republican healthcare bill?
Responding to Barack Obama, who appealed to his Facebook followers with the claim that the bill unveiled by Senate Republicans on Thursday is "not a health care bill," White House press secretary Sean Spicer reminded the former president on Friday that Obama's signature legislation is "dead." Obama claimed that the GOP bill betrays a "fundamental meanness at the core of the legislation," and urged senators to oppose it.
Senate GOP unveils – Obamacare’ overhaul, but not all aboard
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol after Republicans released their long-awaited bill to scuttle much of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017. He is one of four GOP senators to say they are opposed it but are open to negotiations, which could put the measure in immediate jeopardy.
Capitol Report: Obama learned in August that Putin was directing…
Former President Obama was shown a report about hacking with sources deep inside the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Barack Obama learned last August that Russian President Vladimir Putin was directly involved in the cyber campaign designed to defeat Hillary Clinton and elect Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported Friday.
AARP warns senators against supporting GOP healthcare bill
The organization dedicated to lobbying for older Americans over 50 years old took issue not only with some of the cuts the legislation would make but also the circumstances in which it was devised. "This new Senate bill was crafted in secrecy behind closed doors without a single hearing or open debate-and it shows," AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond said in a statement.
(US healthcare bill) Obama deplores mean draft; Trump elated
Late Thursday, President Donald Trump tweeted, "I am very supportive of the Senate #HealthcareBill. Look forward to making it really special! Remember, ObamaCare is dead."
Top Republicans reject revised US healthcare bill
US Senate Republicans launched their plan for shriveling Barack Obama's health care law Thursday, edging a step closer to their dream of repeal with a bill that would slice and reshape Medicaid for the poor, relax rules on insurers and end tax increases on higher earners that have helped finance expanded coverage for millions. Four conservative Republican senators quickly announced initial o... US Senate Republicans launched their plan for shriveling Barack Obama's health care law Thursday, edging a step closer to their dream of repeal with a bill that would slice and reshape Medicaid for the poor, relax rules on insurers and end tax increases on higher earners that have helped finance expanded coverage for millions.
Nancy Pelosi Tells Democratic Critics, ‘I Think I’m Worth the Trouble’
The House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi , strolled before the cameras on Thursday with defeat at her back once more, projecting a well-worn swagger - brash, defiant, more than a little off key - as she insisted that her moment had not passed. "I think I'm worth the trouble," she told reporters, parrying renewed questions from Democrats about her stewardship after yet another Republican congressional candidate, this time in Georgia, found success by making Ms.
Obama: Senate proposal is “not a health care bill”
Former President Barack Obama slammed the Senate GOP's health care proposal released Thursday as "not a health care bill," but rather, a "transfer of wealth from middle-class and poor families to the richest people in America." that repeals key components of his signature Affordable Care Act aims at more than "simply undoing something that Democrats did."
US Senate Republicans unveil Obamacare replacement bill, fate uncertain
U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled their version of legislation that would replace Obamacare, proposing to kill a tax on the wealthy that pays for it and reduce aid to the poor to cut costs. FILE PHOTO: An emergency sign points to the entrance to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California, U.S. March 23, 2017.
Senate GOP releases bill to cut Medicaid, alter a Obamacarea
Senate Republicans released their long-awaited bill Thursday to dismantle much of Barack Obama's health care law, proposing to cut Medicaid for low-income Americans and erase tax boosts that Obama imposed on high-earners and medical companies to finance his expansion of coverage. The bill would provide tax credits to help people buy insurance.
After visit, Ryan says Scalise is ‘doing well’
A psychologist who helped design the CIA's harsh interrogation methods in the war on terror says his participation in the program that involved torturing suspects caused him "great, soulful torment." . A psychologist who helped design the CIA's harsh interrogation methods in the war on terror says his participation in the program that involved torturing suspects caused him "great, soulful torment."