GOP USA - THE EAGLE 07/10/2014

Border Politics: Obama attempts to pin blame on Congress Faced with a potentially awkward scene at the Texas-Mexico border, President Barack Obama sought to recast the political debate over a flood of young migrants as a question of Republican willingness to tackle the problem, not his decision to skip a chance to view the crisis first-hand. Perry: Illegal immigrant surge a 'humanitarian crisis' Obama can stop Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday on "Hannity" that President Obama needs to act now to stop the surge in illegal immigrants flooding across his state's border, calling it "a humanitarian crisis that he has the ability to stop." Reid vows to counter ruling by 'five white men' While he has shown he has no problem with federal judges overruling the will of the people when it comes to abortion or same-sex "marriage," it's clear Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid isn't willing to accept a recent Supreme Court decision regarding Hobby Lobby.

News, Commentary, Discussions Media consultant: GOP steered money to anti-McDaniel ads A conservative media consultant alleges the Republican National Senatorial Committee funneled money to finance negative attack ads against Republican Chris McDaniel, the Mississippi state senator who ran unsuccessfully for a U.S. Senate seat in June. Never Let a Self-Produced Horror Show Go to Waste "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," President Barack Obama's former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, once infamously stated. He never bothered to spell out the unspoken corollary to that appalling statement: And if there is no serious crisis available, manufacture one. Texas Democrats steer clear of toxic president For Texas Democrats, struggling to make this a different kind of year for their statewide ticket, Obama's two-day visit to Texas, which begins Wednesday with stops in Dallas and Austin, is somewhere between a drag and a distraction. Obama is very unpopular in Texas.