Category: Politics
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta: Hagel Is the Right Choice
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said that the attack in Benghazi could not have been prevented because the United States simply did not have the time to respond. Former Sen. Chuck Hagel has received Panetta’s backing as his successor. Hagel has just recently emerged form an intense confirmation hearing before Republicans. While Panetta has said [...]
Chuck Hagel: Barrage of Criticism at Confirmation
Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel faced intense questions from Republicans at his confirmation hearing recently, including questions about his foreign policy decisions towards key Middle East countries such as Iraq and Israel. The ex-Nebraska Republican senator was forced under question to answer to statements he has made in the past, such as comments he made [...]
NRA and Background Checks: What Has Changed?
On Thursday, NRA board member and ex-president Sandy Froman affirmed that the NRA has changed its position on criminal background checks for gun sales. When Wayne LaPierre testified before the House Judiciary Committee in 1999, he argued that “we think it’s reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun [...]
Paul Ryan: Obama Just Wants to Fight Republicans
On Sunday Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin and Vice Presidential candidate in the 2012 election accused President Obama of ignoring the country’s financial problems in favor of fighting with Republicans. “When you saw his speech, say, at the inauguration, it leads us to conclude that he’s not looking to moderate, that he’s not looking [...]
Wayne LaPierre of the NRA: Blame Violent People, Not Guns
The NRA is set to argue that stricter gun regulations are not the answer to dealing with violent crime in America, but rather that violent people need to be dealt with more directly. They are going before a Senate committee to make their case. “While we’re ready to participate in a meaningful effort to solve [...]
Immigration Reform: Senate Unveils Plan
In a move that shows just how important and vocal the Hispanic population has become in America, a group of Democrats and Republicans announced Monday that they will move forward in submitting legislation that helps give 11 million illegal immigrants a better shot at becoming citizens. This has become the political reality of the social [...]
Republicans: Ideas for Winning Back the White House
Republicans are still trying to figure out how to remake themselves for the 2016 elections, which are not all that far away. Former Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan has argued that Republicans need to prove to voters that their legislative ideas will actually improve their lives. “We have to show our ideas are better [...]
Election 2016: Clinton and Biden Likely Contenders
With the presidential inauguration and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s testimony on Benghazi this past week, speculation is already beginning to surface about who will run on the Democratic ticket in 2016. The two big names being floated around already are Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. Joe Biden has been seen around Washington [...]
Assault-Weapons Ban: Democrats Introduce Legislation
A broad ban on assault rifles was introduced by Democrats on Thursday, and while it is being lauded by gun control advocates, pro-gun lobbyists such as the NRA are opposing it. The NRA has gone as far to say that the ban is striking away gun rights “instead of prosecuting criminals or fixing our broken [...]
Income Tax: GOP and Kansas Governor Working to End It
While President Obama has been putting forth his fiscal proposals, which have been criticized by Republicans as relying on higher taxes and spending, Gov. Sam Brownback and other Republican legislators are working on their own legislation to do just the opposite. They want to eliminate the income tax in Kansas. Lawmakers in Kansas put forward [...]
