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PICKET: GOP Governors to ignore Obamacare
Since the U.S. Supreme Court released its ruling upholding the obamacare mandate as a tax, governors are either reaffirming or publicly stating for the first time they will not comply with the health care law in their states. Republican Governors appear to be banding together and ignore the latest Supreme Court decision and at least wait until after the November elections.
PICKET: (AUDIO) DNC's Wasserman Schultz response to profane Obamacare tweets- 'Have a nice day'
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida Democrat and Chair of the Democratic National Committee, only offered up a "have a nice day" before she climbed into a black SUV and closed the door, when I asked about DNC staffers' profane tweets after the Supreme Court released it's ruling to uphold the healthcare law mandate as a tax.
PICKET: Mukasey on intel leak investigator pick: 'This was the guy who came up with Biden'
Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey addressed the New York Young Republican Club on Wednesday evening at the club’s annual dinner. The former George W. Bush AG did not discuss the “fast and furious” scandal in his speech other than briefly implying that Attorney General Eric Holder, the center of the storm of the botched gun walking operation investigation, would be the subject of House contempt charges the following day.
PICKET: Ann Coulter's warning against Roberts went unheeded
In the midst of Republicans' frustrations of Senate Democratic filibusters of President George W. Bush's judicial nominees, the Bush administration scrambled to find a judicial nominee who could make it through the now rough confirmation process but be an acceptable choice to conservatives.
PICKET: Pelosi to boycott Holder contempt vote
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, joined her Congressional Black Caucus colleagues and announced on the House floor that she would boycott the contempt vote against Attorney General Eric Holder.
PICKET: Obamacare mandate survives...as a tax
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Democrat passed Affordable Care Act's health care mandate constitutional. Despite mass predictions that Chief Justice John Roberts would side with the four other more conservative justices on the high court, Roberts voted with the court's liberal half and the mandate survived as a tax.
PICKET: Could Obamacare passed student loan provisions be struck down too?
Perhaps one major part of Obama’s health care law that could fall on Thursday, if the Supreme Court rules the health care legislation’s mandate is unconstitutional will be student loan reform provisions known as the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) that were passed in the Senate via the Affordable Care Act through a further Senate parliamentary procedure known as budget reconciliation.
PICKET: (VIDEO) NC Dem to vote for contempt against Holder
Rep. Mike McIntyre, North Carolina Democrat, said on Wednesday he would "probably vote for" contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday. Other Democrats are expected to vote for contempt charges against AG Holder for the Attorney General's failure to deliver documentation, relating to the fast and furious gun walking operation, that was subpoenaed of him from the House Oversight Committee.
WISER: Criticism of Romney's tenure at Bain off the mark
The New York Times published an article Saturday scrutinizing the investments of Bain Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by Mitt Romney in 1984. The piece was critical of Bain's actions with regard to seven companies that eventually went bankrupt during Romney's tenure at the firm between 1984 and 1999.
GREEN: Democrat Congressman to vote for Holder contempt charge
Rep. Jim Matheson, Utah Democrat, broke ranks with the Obama administration over operation Fast and Furious, pledging to vote in favor of holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt.
PICKET: Who are the 'Teavangelicals' ?
Those of you in Washington on Wednesday morning can come by the National Press Club at 10:00 am in the Zenger room. I'll be on a panel with other Washington D.C. journalists, and we will be talking with CBN reporter David Brody about his new book, The Teavangelicals: The Inside Story of How Evangelicals and the Tea Party are Taking Back America.
PICKET: Minus retiring Rep. Towns Dems save face in NY-8 primary
Democrats all over the country are breathing a sigh of relief tonight, because former New York City councilman and Black Panther Charles Barron lost the New York 8th Congressional Democratic primary to New York Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries. With over 94% of the precincts reporting, Assemblyman Jeffries crushed former Councilman Barron 72 to 28 percent.
PICKET: Dems fearful of potential former KKK leader endorsed Dem win in NY primary
Politico is reporting Democrats are scrambling to make sure that former Black Panther and New York City Councilman Charles Barron does not win the Democratic primary today. His primary opponent, Hakeem Jeffries, reportedly already knew Barron was competitive enough to win New York’s newly drawn 8th CD. An open seat became available when Democrat Edolphus Towns decided to retire. Barron won Towns's endorsement.
PICKET: Obama - I will be first president to be outspent in modern history
President Barack Obama's campaign sent out the following e-mail to his supporters today: "I will be the first president in modern history to be outspent in his re-election campaign, if things continue as they have so far."
PICKET:Former Rep. Alan Grayson guns for Capitol Hill again
Former Florida Congressman Alan Grayson, a Democrat, is running for office again. Grayson is in a Democratic primary for the newly redrawn FL-9th CD. As opposed to his previous district that leaned more conservative, the district leans heavily Democrat. Southern Political Report is predicting whoever comes out of the Dem primary will “likely” win the general.
