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Krauthammer: Obama's tax reform proposal actually 'tax and spend'

 "It's not at all tax reform, it's in fact the exact opposite. It's complicates the code with all kinds of little curlicues and handouts under certain conditions," Krauthammer said Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer said Monday on "Special Report with Bret Baier" that President Obama's tax reform proposal was actually  a "tax and spend" measure. Sent via the Fox News App. Download the app here . John Hames Listen to my podcast!! www.OldGuardAudio.com  

Islamic State backers emerge in Afghanistan, ex-Guantanamo inmate reportedly recruiting

 The troubling reports follow warnings from Republican lawmakers that drawing down too quickly in Afghanistan could leave the country vulnerable, just like in Iraq where the Islamic State trampled a string of northern villages and cities after the U.S. withdrawal.  The Islamic State terror group may be making inroads in Afghanistan just weeks after the U.S. ended its 13-year combat mission, with a former Guantanamo Bay detainee said to be involved in the recruiting effort. Sent via the Fox News App. Download the app here . John Hames Listen to my podcast!! www.OldGuardAudio.com  

Obama shows mixed results in delivering on State of the Union promises

 Close Guantanamo. End the Iraq war. Tax the rich. Increase nuclear power. Drill for oil in the Atlantic. President Obama in previous State of the Union addresses has promised to close Gitmo, end the Iraq war, tax the rich, increase nuclear power and drill for oil in the Atlantic. Sent via the Fox News App. Download the app here . John Hames Listen to my podcast!! www.OldGuardAudio.com  

News Alert - beheading

News Alert - Beheading beheading Daily update ⋅ January 20, 2015 NEWS Mediaite Saudi Arabia Arrests Man Who Filmed Woman's Public Beheading Mediaite Video of a woman being beheaded in the street by Saudi Arabian officials has gotten someone arrested: the person who took the video. Layla bint ... Saudi Arabia Arrests Man Who Filmed State-Sanctioned Public Beheading - National Review Online (blog) Saudi Arabia execution: Horror video shows 'innocent' woman being BEHEADED for 'killing six ... - Mirror.co.uk Full Coverage The Times of Israel Saudi Arabia arrests man for filming public beheading The Times of Israel The video, uploaded on Saturday, showed the beheading of a Myanmar woman found guilty of killing her husband's young daughter, as she ... Saudi Arabia Arrests Man Who Filmed Beheading - Newser Myanmar woman screams innocence b

Obama Will Focus on Wealth Inequality

Shared from Zite   The proposal likely to attract the most attention is Obama's plan to raise the capital-gains tax for Americans earning $500,000 or more from 23.8 to 28 percent. In addition, the president wants to close a loophole allowing Americans to dodge paying taxes on inherited money. These two proposals—alongside a separate plan to tax companies with assets over $50 billion— are expected to raise $320 billion  in revenue of the next decade. John Hames shared with you:   Obama Will Focus on Wealth Inequality The Atlantic - French economist and academic Thomas Piketty, poses in his book-lined office at the French School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), in Paris May 12, 2014. (Charles Platiau/Reuters) When Pr

How right was Romney? 2016 campaign would hinge on American buyer's remorse

Shared from Zite   One working theory behind Romney 3.0 -- he thinks he got it right on the big issues that decided the last election and that voters have got buyers remorse. John Hames shared with you:   How right was Romney? 2016 campaign would hinge on American buyer's remorse CNN - Mitt Romney is eyeing another shot at the White House, but many Republicans, including those who admire and respect the party's most recent nominee, are wondering exactly what rationale he has for mounting another campaign in 2016. Available on the App Store . John Hames Listen to my podcast!!

Flashback: Journalists Thrilled By All of Obama’s State of the Union Speeches

Shared from Zite   But if history is a guide, he can count on encouraging reviews from many in the establishment media. Back in 2009, when Obama was a popular new President, journalists enthused about his first speech before a joint session of Congress. "He wowed us," MSNBC's Chris Matthews exulted. "He began on hope. He ended on hope," a satisfied George Stephanopoulos declared on ABC. -  John Hames shared with you:   Flashback: Journalists Thrilled By All of Obama's State of the Union Speeches News Busters - Tuesday night, Barack Obama delivers his second-to-last State of the Union address, this time as a lame duck President with relatively low approval ratings and facing a Congress entirely controlled by the oppositi

Ted Cruz Warns: A Republican Presidential Nominee Who Isn’t Conservative Enough Won’t Win in 2016

Shared from Zite   "If we nominate another candidate in the mold of a Bob Dole or a John McCain or a Mitt Romney, all of whom are good, honorable, decent men," Cruz said, according to the according to the  Houston Chronicle , "the same people who stayed home in '08 and '12 will stay home in 2016 and the Democrats will win again." John Hames shared with you:   Ted Cruz Warns: A Republican Presidential Nominee Who Isn't Conservative Enough Won't Win in 2016 theblaze.com - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (TheBlaze/AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is urging South Carolina conservatives to help nominate a Republican president from their own ranks in 2016 or risk losing a third consecutive national election.

To counter terror, Europe's police reconsider their arms

Shared from Zite   PARIS (AP) — One was a young policewoman, unarmed on the outskirts of Paris and felled by an assault rifle. Her partner, also without weapons, could do nothing to stop the gunman. Another was a first responder with a side arm, rushing to the Charlie Hebdo offices where a pair of masked men with high-powered weapons had opened fire on an editorial meeting. Among their primary targets: the armed police bodyguard inside the room. John Hames shared with you:   To counter terror, Europe's police reconsider their arms Yahoo! News - PARIS (AP) — One was a young policewoman, unarmed on the outskirts of Paris and felled by an assault rifle. Her partner, also without weapons, could do nothing to stop the gunman. Another was a first responder with a service gun, rushing to the Charlie Hebdo offi

How Black Middle-Class Kids Become Poor Adults

Shared from Zite   When it comes to financial stability, black Americans are often in much more precarious financial situations than white Americans. Their  unemployment rate  is higher, and so is the level of poverty within the black community. In 2013, the  poverty rate  among white Americans was 9.6 percent, among black Americans it was 27.2 percent. And the  gap between the wealth  of white families and black families has widened to its highest levels since 1989, according to a 2014 study by Pew Research Center. John Hames shared with you:   How Black Middle-Class Kids Become Poor Adults The Atlantic - When it comes to financial stability, black Americans are often in much more precarious financial situations than white Americans. Their unempl

Winter in Raging Whiner Nation, by Jim Geraghty

Shared from Zite   Approximately 300 people shut down Castro Street on Saturday during the night when most people are going to bars. Activists chose the Castro "because it is a space dominated by white middle class men, and is symbolic of the racial divide within the LGBT community and gentrification in San Francisco in general." John Hames shared with you:   Winter in Raging Whiner Nation, by Jim Geraghty National Review - This weekend in San Francisco, leftists turned on leftists: Approximately 300 people shut down Castro Street on Saturday during the night when most people are going to bars. Activists chose the Castro "because it is a space dominated by white middle class men, and is symbolic of the racial divide within the LGBT community and gentrification in San Francisco in gen