"GOP prospects court casino mogul" | Bloomberg News March 31, 2014
LAS VEGAS — Three Republican governors considering a run for the White House, including embattled Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, went to Las Vegas to court Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire casino owner who could give any of their eventual campaigns a major financial boost.
The governors met one-on-one with Adelson, 80, and addressed a Saturday conference of the Republican Jewish Coalition, an advocacy group that counts him as a board member and benefactor.
More than 400 of the coalition’s top donors and those seeking support from them gathered this weekend at Adelson’s convention center-hotel-casino complex, part of his international Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Christie and governors John Kasich of Ohio and Scott Walker of Wisconsin told the group they represent the kind of candidates the party needs in 2016.
Related: Walker's Woes
Might not have any if $helly backs 'em!
Related: Walker's Woes
Might not have any if $helly backs 'em!
Christie, who twice won the governorship in a Democratic-leaning state, pitched himself as an example of how to broaden the party’s appeal....
Related: Traffic Clears For Christie Campaign
There I go backtracking again.
Related: Traffic Clears For Christie Campaign
There I go backtracking again.
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Also see: Cheney endorses Israeli strike on Iran at GOP gathering; Republican presidential wannabes and donors respond with laughter, applause as former VP blasts Obama's foreign policy.
Didn't see that in my Glob.
Some other names not mentioned:
Also see: Cheney endorses Israeli strike on Iran at GOP gathering; Republican presidential wannabes and donors respond with laughter, applause as former VP blasts Obama's foreign policy.
Didn't see that in my Glob.
Some other names not mentioned:
"Republicans target food stamps, Medicaid; Health care law also spotlighted in Ryan budget" by Jonathan Weisman | New York Times April 02, 2014
WASHINGTON — Representative Paul Ryan laid out a tough, election-year budget Tuesday that purports to come into balance by 2024, in large part through steep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps and the full repeal of President Obama’s health care law, just as millions begin to see its benefits.
Doesn't mean a thing because the spending is already locked in for two years thanks to the Ryan-Murray $ell-out, 'er, deal.
And you gotta love the millions beginning to see benefits bit from the $hamele$$ agenda-pusher.
But even with those cuts, Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican who is the House Budget Committee chairman, is counting on a boost of economic growth to balance the budget, a boost he said will be gained by reducing the deficit.
Many economists believe such dramatic spending cuts — especially those affecting the poor — would have the opposite effect, slowing the economy and lowering tax receipts.
“This budget stops spending money we don’t have,” wrote Ryan, a possible presidential contender in 2016. “A balanced budget will foster a healthier economy and help create jobs. This will ensure the next generation inherits a stronger, more prosperous America.”
The budget resolution, which is set to be formally adopted by Ryan’s committee Wednesday, will serve more as a 2014 Republican campaign manifesto than a legislative agenda. Spending levels for this fiscal year and next were fixed into law in the budget plan approved in December.
Related:
"The deal buoyed Wall Street investors. Guggenheim Partners, a financial services firm, concluded that as a result overall Pentagon spending will remain relatively the same for the next several years before it begins to grow once again, at about 2.5 percent per year."
But food stamps were slashed and unemployment checks halted.
Senate Democrats do not intend to draft their own budget, and if Republican leaders cannot muster the 217 votes to pass the Ryan plan, it may never come to a House vote.
Why would they, and why would it?
Democrats will oppose it almost unanimously, and some Republicans may shy away, too — either because it does not cut spending enough or it cuts it too much.
Still, the plan will set the battle lines for the midterm elections....
Oh, the $hit-fooley election $how, right.
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NEXT DAY UPDATES:
Exit poll results in New Hampshire:
"While Massachusetts has historically been rocky ground for female candidates, New Hampshire is more welcoming. Bay State voters have never elected a female governor, and Warren is the state’s only female senator. The US House delegation includes two women, Niki Tsongas and Katherine Clark.
In New Hampshire, the state’s congressional delegation is all female: senators Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte, a Republican; and Representatives Carol Shea-Porter and Ann Kuster, both Democrats. Its governor is also a woman, Democrat Maggie Hassan."
Really explodes the conventional myths around here, doesn't it?
That is not to say the women are better, far from it.
Also see: Eisenhower Memorial plan rejected
And this will cost taxpayers how much more money?
Related:
Another Look For Ike
A war criminal that presided over the construction of the military-industrial complex he warned us about on his way out the door (thanks, Ike), but a great president.
WASHINGTON — Representative Paul Ryan laid out a tough, election-year budget Tuesday that purports to come into balance by 2024, in large part through steep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps and the full repeal of President Obama’s health care law, just as millions begin to see its benefits.
Doesn't mean a thing because the spending is already locked in for two years thanks to the Ryan-Murray $ell-out, 'er, deal.
And you gotta love the millions beginning to see benefits bit from the $hamele$$ agenda-pusher.
But even with those cuts, Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican who is the House Budget Committee chairman, is counting on a boost of economic growth to balance the budget, a boost he said will be gained by reducing the deficit.
Many economists believe such dramatic spending cuts — especially those affecting the poor — would have the opposite effect, slowing the economy and lowering tax receipts.
“This budget stops spending money we don’t have,” wrote Ryan, a possible presidential contender in 2016. “A balanced budget will foster a healthier economy and help create jobs. This will ensure the next generation inherits a stronger, more prosperous America.”
The budget resolution, which is set to be formally adopted by Ryan’s committee Wednesday, will serve more as a 2014 Republican campaign manifesto than a legislative agenda. Spending levels for this fiscal year and next were fixed into law in the budget plan approved in December.
Related:
"The deal buoyed Wall Street investors. Guggenheim Partners, a financial services firm, concluded that as a result overall Pentagon spending will remain relatively the same for the next several years before it begins to grow once again, at about 2.5 percent per year."
But food stamps were slashed and unemployment checks halted.
Senate Democrats do not intend to draft their own budget, and if Republican leaders cannot muster the 217 votes to pass the Ryan plan, it may never come to a House vote.
Why would they, and why would it?
Democrats will oppose it almost unanimously, and some Republicans may shy away, too — either because it does not cut spending enough or it cuts it too much.
Still, the plan will set the battle lines for the midterm elections....
Oh, the $hit-fooley election $how, right.
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NEXT DAY UPDATES:
Exit poll results in New Hampshire:
"While Massachusetts has historically been rocky ground for female candidates, New Hampshire is more welcoming. Bay State voters have never elected a female governor, and Warren is the state’s only female senator. The US House delegation includes two women, Niki Tsongas and Katherine Clark.
In New Hampshire, the state’s congressional delegation is all female: senators Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte, a Republican; and Representatives Carol Shea-Porter and Ann Kuster, both Democrats. Its governor is also a woman, Democrat Maggie Hassan."
Really explodes the conventional myths around here, doesn't it?
That is not to say the women are better, far from it.
Also see: Eisenhower Memorial plan rejected
And this will cost taxpayers how much more money?
Related:
Another Look For Ike
A war criminal that presided over the construction of the military-industrial complex he warned us about on his way out the door (thanks, Ike), but a great president.
