Tuesday, June 17, 2014

GOP USA - THE EAGLE 06/17/2014

When Is a Scandal Not a Scandal?

President Barack Obama has flouted the law again and again -- unilaterally rewriting the health law at least 18 times since passage; changing immigration law by executive fiat (after having explained that to do so would be beyond the scope of his constitutional authority); dictating that union claims should trump creditors in the General Motors and Chrysler bailouts; altering the welfare laws by regulation; making recess appointments when Congress was not, in fact, in recess; and many more. After each arrogation of power, critics have protested, "He can't do that!" Yes, he can -- because there is nothing to stop him.

Obama to sign order banning LGBT workplace discrimination

LGBT groups have unsuccessfully pushed Congress and the White House to pass some version of ENDA for years, and said Monday they were thrilled at the administration's decision to move ahead with at least protecting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender federal employees.

Heartbroken U.S. vets watch in dismay as civil war overtakes Iraq

Tony Blair served two tours of duty as an Army infantry sergeant during the eight-year Iraq war and was injured in a roadside bomb explosion. Now the 55-year-old Warren resident worries that everything he and hundreds of thousands of other American soldiers fought -- and died -- for will be lost as al-Qaida-inspired militants rampage through Iraq, embroiling the country in a sectarian war.

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News, Commentary, Discussions

Amnesty Lost Big in Cantor's Defeat
Elections have consequences, and the stunning defeat of the heir apparent for leadership of the Republican Party, Eric Cantor, continues to reverberate throughout the political world.

Judicial Watch: Border problem orchestrated
A public interest group that investigates government corruption is concerned about the humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border, where thousands of children continue to cross into the country.

Obama: U.S. sending 275 U.S. troops to Iraq
President Barack Obama said Monday in a letter to Congress that he would deploy up to 275 troops to Iraq, where sectarian conflict is threatening stability in the region.