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Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman, called President Obama a “Captain Schettino” for going on the campaign trail. “We’re going to talk about our own little Captain Schettino, which is President Obama who’s abandoning the ship here in the United States and is more interested in campaigning than doing his job as president,” Priebus said on CBS’s Face The Nation. Francesco Schettino was the captain of the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that partially sank off the coast of Italy earlier this month. Schettino allegedly abandoned ship and has been arrested on multiple charges.

Top nuke regulators tell White House of ‘grave concerns’ with NRC chairmanBy Andrew Restuccia and Ben Geman - 12/09/11 07:58 PM ET Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have told the White House that NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko is causing “serious damage” to the agency that could harm the body’s ability to protect health and safety. An Oct. 13 letter from Jaczko’s four NRC colleagues to White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley is a powerful, unified rebuke of the agency’s leader by his fellow commissioners, who cite “grave concerns” about his conduct and allege it’s increasingly “erratic.” “We believe...

Per a post by FReeper GloriaJane - click on the link above for the full radio interview: "NEWS FLASH!" I don't know how to start a post so I thought I would post this here. This is an mp3 of a caller on the Roger Hedgecock radio show Dec. 5, who was Chairman of the Board at the NRA. He was the one who hired Herman Cain!! He tells us he tried to get the truth out to the media but they weren't interested. And he said that one woman who claimed that Herman Cain had felt her up, had...

NLRB Chairman’s Former Law Partner Defends Union Violence A little over a month ago, in a case that drew national attention, a man was targeted at his home, shot and injured, all because he dared to run union free business. Now, in Buffalo, New York, a case involving outrageous allegations of labor-racketeering and union violence aimed at non-union construction workers and company owners is proceeding through the judicial process. Its outcome, however, may have wide-ranging ramifications on a national level. Forget for a moment that a man was stabbed in the throat, hot coffee thrown on non-union workers, sand put...

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) called on the Justice Department Monday to investigate a California solar firm that filed for bankruptcy in August after receiving a $535 million loan guarantee from the Obama administration. Smith, in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, requested that the Justice Department appoint an examiner to probe the Solyndra bankruptcy case, citing an investigation by Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The GOP investigation uncovered a series of emails that Republicans say show that the White House rushed a final decision on financing so that Vice President Biden could announce...

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, in a harsh attack on the Obama administration Monday, accused the president of viewing American military power as a negative force in the world, and planning to “gut” defense spending through the congressional deficit-reduction committee. “It is my suspicion that the White House and congressional Democrats” designed the supercommittee process “for one purpose: to force Republicans to choose between raising taxes or gutting defense,” said California Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, the House Armed Services Committee chairman.

Yesterday we had the Bundesbank making a very strong case for why a pan-European bailout (funded by Germany), would need a "fundamental change of regime occurs involving an extensive surrender of national fiscal sovereignty" (beneficial for Germany), today we see the next and final stage of the proposed annexation of Europe by Germany - that which focuses on procuring that which is really important. Hint: not spam. From Spiegel: "Minister Ursula von der Leyen pushes the hard line: any financial aid for euro countries should only come against collateral - as gold reserves or industrial holdings." More google-translated conditionality: "The...

The U.S. dollar may weaken and Treasury yields rise when Asian markets reopen on Monday, though any selling in response to ratings agency S&P's downgrade of the United States is likely to be tempered by the escalating crisis in the euro zone. The S&P cut in the U.S. long-term credit rating by a notch to AA-plus is an unprecedented blow and results from concerns about the nation's budget deficits and climbing debt burden. It called the outlook "negative," signaling another downgrade is possible in the next 12 to 18 months. "The initial reaction will be a high degree of uncertainty...

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 25, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings today released a YouTube video unveiling discussion draft legislation to reorganize and reform the Interior Department’s offshore energy oversight. The draft proposal officially abolishes the Minerals Management Service to create three separate agencies and establishes a new Under Secretary of Energy, Lands and Minerals in order to elevate the role of American energy production on public lands within the Interior Department. These reforms will help expand American energy production in order to protect and create American jobs, grow the economy and lower energy costs, while ensuring that...

Sid Dinerstein was elected Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Palm Beach County in 2001 and in December, 2002 was elected Chairman, a position he holds to this day. _________________________________________________________ What do drunk drivers, hospitals and hurricanes have in common? They remind us why we buy insurance -- auto, health and homeowners. What’s interesting about insurance is that we buy it hoping to lose the money we paid for it. Imagine hoping for a car accident so that you can get paid back more than you spent. (When my car got hit by lightning, the insurance company paid $18,000...

Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, who was a front-runner to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was told by President Obama over the weekend that he is no longer being considered for the position, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The president could announce a replacement for Adm. Mike Mullen, who is in the final months of a four-year assignment as chairman, as soon as next week, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to talk about internal administration discussions. It is not clear whom Obama will select to be his top military adviser, but two...

The Georgia Republican convention was held in Macon this past weekend and while the controversy in Georgia does not appear to have national implications, it does. In fact, the controversy that caused some hard feelings here in the Peach State may become a national issue. In Georgia, current Governor and former US Representative, Nathan Deal managed to offend a lot of his fellow Republicans by inserting himself squarely into the race for the Georgia Republican Party (GAGOP) Chairman's race. In some states this may be common, but in Georgia - which did not elect a Republican governor until 2002 after...

Washington Post Company chairman Donald Graham told shareholders Thursday morning that he was unaware of the controversy surrounding the rapper known as Common, whom Michelle Obama has invited to a poetry event, until Cliff Kincaid of the watchdog group Accuracy in Media asked him about it. Graham apparently missed a story on the front page of his newspaper, which offered a defense of Common’s lyrics. “Mr. Kincaid, I thank you for informing me of something I didn’t know about,” Graham said. “You have brought our attention to an interesting controversy.”

The U.S. shouldn't arm Libyan rebels because there's no telling whose hands those weapons could eventually reach, the chairman of the House Select Intelligence Committee said. “As we publicly debate next steps on Libya, I do not support arming the Libyan rebels at this time," Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) said in a statement Wednesday. "We need to understand more about the opposition before I would support passing out guns and advanced weapons to them. It’s safe to say what the rebels stand against, but we are a long way from an understanding of what they stand for."

Facing sharp criticism from Republicans on Capitol Hill, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski defended his agency’s new “net neutrality” rules to regulate traffic on the Internet at a congressional hearing Wednesday morning. “Some people say that our open Internet framework doesn’t go far enough. Some people say it goes too far. I think we got it about right,” the chairman told the panel in his opening statement. Rep. Greg Walden, the Oregon Republican who chairs the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, which oversees communications policy, has called the FCC action adopted late last year a regulatory overreach. Mr. Walden,...

<p>Some supporters of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele are privately urging him to consider a graceful exit strategy, sources told The Washington Times, as RNC members prepare for Friday's showdown vote on who will lead the party for the next two years.</p>

Incoming Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has tapped Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) to be chairman of the ethics committee in the GOP-led House. In his announcement, Boehner said Bonner is “widely respected” on both sides of the aisle and has a “deep appreciation for the importance of both ethics education and enforcement in the House.” “The American people have every right to expect the highest standards of ethical conduct from their elected leaders, and it is important for members of both the majority and the minority to work together to ensure that such standards are observed and respected at all times...

Sources: RNC Chairman Steele to Announce He Won't Run for Second Term Published December 12, 2010 | FoxNews.com Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is expected to announce he will drop out of the highly contested race to keep his post, multiple RNC sources told FoxNews.com on Sunday. Fox News has confirmed Steele sent an e-mail to committee members Saturday night with the subject line, “conference call.” In the note, he asked members to join him "for a private conference call" Monday evening.

Complete title: Conservatives Say Naming Upton As Chairman of Energy and Commerce Committee Would Be 'Slap in the Face' Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) seeks the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee (CNSNews.com) – Conservatives say it would be an insult if House Republicans allow Rep. Fred Upton, a liberal Republican from Michigan, to chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee when the GOP takes control of the lower chamber in January.“It would be a real slap in the face for him to be selected the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,” Richard Viguerie, president of the Manassas,...

Members of the Republican National Committee will be voting for a new Chairman in January. Choose from the list of names provided who you would prefer to be selected. You may only vote once. Not sure what criteria to keep in mind when making your choice? Click HERE and read What We’re Looking For, a concise 5-point outline of what we require from the RNC Chair in order to ensure success for the critical 2012 election cycle. http://chooseyourchairman.com/ Also...a brand new Facebook page launched for ChooseYourChairman.com website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ChooseYourChairmancom/154532631258209 Stay on top of the latest news about the RNC chair race...

...Now we turn our attention to 2012. America must elect a new President. It is that hope, that necessity, that challenge, that draws me to announce my candidacy for the Chairmanship of the Republican National Committee. I don’t take lightly the fact that I am challenging a friend and colleague for the Chairmanship. When Michael was elected Chairman, I was the only candidate who stepped forward to attend the next morning’s RNC breakfast meeting, agreed to join the transition team, and later took on several roles as a team player on the RNC…and have attended every meeting since. Given my...

Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann faces an uphill battle against Jeb Hensarling, who has important endorsements under his belt. Rep. Michele Bachmann accepts the “Tax Fighter Award” from the National Tax Limitation Committee on September 23, 2010 for her vote record in the 111th Congress against tax increases and for tax reform. (Photo: Michele Bachmann Web site) (CNSNews.com) – Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has the support of many Tea Party supporters for a Republican leadership post, but most leaders of the newly-elected House majority are backing conservative Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas.Bachmann and Hensarling appear headed for a showdown over...

After five years as chairman of the Virginia Democratic Party, C. Richard "Dickie" Cranwell will step down in December. "The decision to retire as chair of what I believe to be the most effective state party in the country was not an easy one," Cranwell said Tuesday in a statement released by the party. He attributed his decision to a desire "to spend more time with my family." A resident of Vinton, Cranwell spent 30 years in the House of Delegates representing a Roanoke County district. He retired from the legislature in 2002. Cranwell led the party during the election...

"People are frustrated, their anxious, they're scared about the future. And they have a right to be impatient about the pace of change. I'm impatient, ... It took time to free the slaves," our Post Racial President Lectures The American People.His disciples from The New Black Panther Party carry the message even further. [VIDEO AT SITE] This is the man, King Samir Shabazz, who has been given a "Do Not Prosecute" pass by the Holder Justice Department and the Obama Administration. This is one of Obama's diplomats for racial harmony: White America, after listening to Shabazz will realize the error...

The chairman of a national leadership network of black conservatives Friday took the Rev. Al Sharpton to task over his criticism of Glenn Beck’s "Restoring Honor" rally, held Saturday, on the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Mychal Massie, chairman of Project 21, chellenged Sharpton to a debate over whether race is more important than “the equality of all men under the Constitution and under God.” “The Constitution, and I’ve read the Constitution, permits for Glenn Beck to hold a rally. He is not in any way taking advantage

President Obama is running the most anti-Israel White House in modern history, a member of the House GOP leadership charged Wednesday. House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (Ind.), a staunch ally of Israel, assailed Obama for his record on that country. "I believe the Obama administration is the most anti-Israel administration in the modern history of the state of Israel and our relationship with her," Pence said during an interview on the Christian Broadcasting Network. Pence, the third-ranking Republican in the House, has long been an outspoken advocate of Israel and helped author the Iran Sanctions Act this year in...

I know this is a vanity. But tell me who out their is truly happy with Michael Steele. The perfect Replacement IMHO? Laura Ingraham. She is media savvy, Has verbal retorts on any debatable idea, and so much more. Single Mom that is a cancer survivor, a women of faith, she has many more attributes that would allow her to connect with voters on ideas. I do not know her business skills (i.e. running the RNC) but a team could be assembled to do so. Your thoughts fellow Freepers.....

Yesterday Hassan Nemazee was sentenced to 12 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme some proceeds of which were funneled into Democratic campaigns. The New York financier was no stranger to liberal Democratic politics, having served as national finance chairman for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign and New York state finance chairman for John Kerry's 2004 presidential run. He also donated a generous $50,000 to President Obama's inaugural festivities. Yet in reporting the development, both the Washington Post and the New York Times downplayed the story.

WND Exclusive THE MANCHURIAN PRESIDENT White House scholar funded Ayers group Obama served as chairman of organization that promoted radical causes Posted: June 27, 2010 7:00 pm Eastern By Aaron Klein © 2010 WorldNetDaily TEL AVIV – A scholar and charity head appointed to President Obama's White House Fellowships Commission served as a point man in granting $49.2 million in startup capital to an education-reform project founded by Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers and chaired by Obama. Documentation shows the White House fellow, Vartan Gregorian, was central in Ayers' recruitment of Obama to serve as the first chairman of the...

Recent discourse concerning the Chinese People’s Liberation Army's (PLA) modernization has principally focused on technological advances and less on the human dimension of PLA force transformation. In particular, a review of these discussions revealed the absence of a publicly available database of Chinese military leaders with the rank of full general (shangjiang). Against the backdrop of the PLA’s stated intention to reorient the armed forces as part of its modernization efforts, an analysis of promotion patterns of the 118 PLA generals (1981 - 2009) may yield important insights into the foci of PLA force transformation. PLA to Build Up Navy...

So BP's chairman cares about the little people...who are these small people? The leprechauns dancing in his head? The collection of Barack action figures that the president forgot to gift to the queen? DENNIS KUCINICH? In any case, to quote the great Paul Harvey, here is the REST of the story... Click the image above to see a larger version. The Looking Spoon is a conservative humor/satire/art/commentary blog, visit www.thelookingspoon.com to see more posts and art

Rep. David Obey’s retirement announcement wasn’t even official before the competition began for his Appropriations chairmanship. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) will make a run for the gavel, sources close to the lawmaker told POLITICO, putting him in a potential competition for that chairmanship with Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.). “Fattah is very interested in setting spending priorities that would focus on education, health, [and] urban and rural communities, and sees the chairmanship as an opportunity to articulate those priorities in a way that defends the Democratic majority in the House,” said one source. Obey (D-Wis.) announced Wednesday that he will not...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is now investigating the state Republican Party’s finances and former GOP Chairman Jim Greer, who was ousted last month in a revolt within the ranks over spending. Party Chairman John Thrasher announced today that an audit he ordered…showed a possibly illegal relationship between “a senior-level official” of the party and a company doing business with the GOP… Greer resigned amid an uproar over a secret contract he entered into with Delmar Johnson, former executive director of the Republican Party of Florida. The contract paid Johnson a commission on fund-raising for the state...

Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlined a new U.S. approach to war in a series of speeches this week that replaces overwhelming firepower with more restrained use of force to safeguard civilian lives. The speeches, delivered at Kansas State University and the Army's Fort Leavenworth, amount to a formal effort on the part of the chairman to codify how a decade of combat is changing the military's understanding of its role in battle and, more broadly, its place in U.S. foreign policy

At this time in history, the Republican Party, the only true mechanism that has the strength to defeat Obama socialism, should be polling at over 60% in the polls. But thanks to the collision course set in motion by Chairman Steele, we likely won’t have a united party in six months from now. That’s not a joke or even a hunch. It’s a sad reality stemming from the shocking buffoonery of a chairman who has displayed a level of ineptitude that is unprecedented at any time in American politics. The foremost role of a party chairman is to organize and...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who will appear for his Senate confirmation tomorrow, after being appointed to serve a second term by President Obama, should be asked some tough questions regarding his track record of wrong economic assessments, actions, and predictions. You'll see Ben Bernanke in the video below, in his own words, being wrong time after time in the years leading up to the housing bubble bursting, the sub-prime mortgage fiasco, unemployment and the overall state of the economy...

Obama to Chair UN Security Council Role could have prez crossing paths with Gaddafi Updated 6:45 AM CDT, Wed, Sep 9, 2009 Barack Obama is set to become the first-ever U.S. president to chair the United Nations' 15-member Security Council when it meets later this month. The council, which next meets Sept. 24, deals with a host of global challenges, including nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament. The Obama administration hopes to use the month-long appointment to emphasise a departure from the Bush administration's strategy of pursuing its own unilateral policies through the council. Obama will join other heads of government...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2009 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff noted on a recent visit to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., that wounded veterans recovering there all had one thing in common. “These are individuals, without arms and legs at that point, who had one common desire -- and that was to get back with their unit,” Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said Aug. 25 at the presentation ceremony for the 2009 International Brain Mapping and Interoperative Surgical Planning Society’s Beacon of Courage and Dedication Awards in Boston. “Their only concern was, ‘How do I...

Listen to the Veterans In Politics Talk Show for the Clark County Republican Party Chairman Candidate Debate: Listen to the Clark County Republican Party Chairman Debate by going to: http://alltalkradio.net/alt/show.php?folder=veteransinpolitics and on the Right of your screen click onto the date July 11th and/or July 18th for the debate of your choice. July 18: Tammy Boffelli Principal of Veterans Tribute Career and Technical Academy High School: Gregory E. Rose City Manager for the City of North Las Vegas: Jack Clark former Henderson City Councilman And Richard Scotti Clark County Republican Party Precinct Administrator Debating for the Clark County Republican Party...

"Operation Dark Horse" For Clark County Republican Party Vice Chairman Nick Starling is a United States Army Ranger who was one of the first 50 vehicles across the border and third then second vehicle into Baghdad during the invasion. He had to dismount his fire team and rescue the burning tank crew that was the second vehicle under heavy fire. Nick received shrapnel on April 9th 2003. Born in the suburbs of Washington D.C., Nick moved to Las Vegas in September 2005 after a contract in Iraq where he was the Vice Chief Operations Officer of a major security contracting...

Veterans In Politics Talk Show Introduces Clark County Republican Party Chairman Candidate Debate LIVE on www.AllTalkRadio.net July 11: Clark County Republican Party Chairman Candidate Debate the following candidates will be participating Mr. Jim Jonas, Mr. Dave McGowan, and Mr. Steve Esh:: "Veterans In Politics" is a weekly radio show produced by the Veterans In Politics International and hosted by Steve Sanson and co-hosted by Ronda Baldwin Kennedy on www.alltalkradio.net. The "Veterans In Politics" show is live every Saturday 2:05 PM Pacific Time you can call in and speak to the guest or/and hosts at (702) 309-6690.

This is not a time when we can muddle through with a leader who is not sure who he is, who is not clear about the principles of his party, and who is not consumed with the importance of the cultural war that we now confront From what I see, the Republican National Committee representatives who picked Michael Steele as their new chairman made a mistake. I think Steele ought to step aside. It pains me to say it. But it pains me more to watch the opposition party, the Republican Party, spin aimlessly and leaderless, while the Obama administration...

The decision by the RNC to choose Michael Steele was largely reflective of the total lack of both confidence and direction of the conservative movement in dealing with the rise of “Obama mania”--the Committee capitulating to the pervasive identity politics that swept the nation as part of the 2008 general election. There is nothing patently wrong with Michael Steele, but his own rise to fame was largely the result that he was a black Republican—and a moderate one at that. However, the choice was not the only poor one made by Republicans of late. The disastrous choice to give into...

The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president. The choice marked no less than "the dawn of a new party," declared the new GOP chairman, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele got the most votes in the third round of balloting for the Republican National Committee chairmanship. He got 51, but that wasn't enough. Because 85 votes are required for elevation to the helm of the party, the RNC will vote a fourth time.

Today's the big day in the long-awaited and much-discussed contest for chairman of the Republican National Committee. It's the biggest election in national politics since last November's presidential vote (okay, it's also the only one). The balloting starts at 10:30 this morning and you can find regular updates on this blog.

Gore: Earth in 'grave danger' Tom LoBianco (Contact) UPDATED: Former Vice President Al Gore told lawmakers Wednesday morning that the earth is in "grave danger" and that the nation must break its dependence on oil. Mr. Gore said Congress must pass a cap and trade bill and increase tax breaks for renewable energy sources before going before the U.N. climate change conference this December to negotiate new carbon-reduction benchmarks. "Climate change will be increasingly central to our foreign policy and national security, and it will be a focal point of this committee's efforts as well," said Sen. John Kerry, the...

California Rep. Henry Waxman said Thursday the environment and U.S. economy depend on congressional action to confront the threat of climate change. Waxman, chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke as he opened Congress' first hearing on climate legislation. A group of 14 corporate

Here are a couple of reasons why throwing your support behind Micahel Steele is FAR more important than wasting another moment explaining why Chip Saltsman didn't "do anything wrong."Do I still talk white?Why we didn't defend Saltsman Michael Steele for RNC Chairman!AnyStreet: The Michael Steele Project And here is what you do to make this happen. Don't wait—please do it now!

I'm posting this for a friend and FR Lurker Go on to the Howey Political Report and vote for my predecessor as Harrison County GOP chairman (and the current 9th District GOP Chairman), Larry Shickles, in the poll for most influential political party chairman. Scroll down a bit, the poll is over on the right. Howey Political Report It'd be nice for a guy from Harrison County (and southern Indiana more generally) to do well in that poll. Larry is the only Republican from southern Indiana listed. This year, Larry has done a lot of work in the 9th District...