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Roger Stone posted an Instagram story Sunday afternoon calling for former CIA Director John Brennan to be hung for treason. “This psycho must be charged, tried, convicted" the provocateur and Republican operative wrote, below which he placed a photo of Brennan and then added, "and hung for treason,” The post was removed by Instagram soon after it was posted, with the company saying it "violated our Community Guidelines." Stone, 66, was arrested at his Florida home on Jan. 25 and charged by special counsel Robert Mueller with lying to Congress, obstructing justice, and witness tampering. He pleaded not guilty and...

1. 2018 will be a very rough year for President Trump — and almost-catastrophic for the Republican Party, which has morphed into the Trump Party; 2. Last week’s Quinnipiac poll said it all: While 66 percent of the American people rate the economy as either “good or excellent,” only 36 percent approve of the job President Trump is doing; 3. Normally, a president’s approval rating tracks the rating of the economy: When the economy is struggling, so is the POTUS’ ratings. Conversely, previous presidents generally had their approval numbers go up when the economy went up; 4. But Trump’s behavior...

Here is video of former New York GOP Rep. John LeBoutillier on with Don Imus this morning, where he flat out said that Barack Obama is not “competent” to be President. LeBoutillier compared Obama to former President Jimmy Carter – whom he also said was not competent. “He (Obama) has come into focus, and he is not up to being a leader of the United States of America – he can’t do it. But, we’re stuck with the guy. So, we’re floundering around as a country.”That pretty well sums it up. Our situation is a stark reminder of the consequences...

It's August. It's hot — very hot! It's supposed to be a quiet time in politics. But this year, because of the ridiculously advanced and compressed primary and caucus schedule next winter, the campaign season is already upon us - even though it's August. Some recent developments: 1) This Saturday's Iowa Straw Ballot: Rudy and McCain long ago dropped out of the event. Romney has spent millions to win it, including months of statewide TV ads. He is leading in the polls in Iowa and should also win this event, which is a small test of organizational skill. The key?...

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Who said the following? No matter what Bush says, I don't trust him!!! He has caused untold turmoil in our nation. The man is a total phony!!!! The longer he stays in OUR White House the more uneasy I become. He has fully exposed himself as a total fraud! A) Howard Dean B) Hillary Clinton C) Jack Sherratt, a California Republican who voted for GW Bush twice. Answer: Mr. Sherratt, who is a regular reader of my column on Newsmax.com, the most visited conservative news site. His reaction to President Bush is not unique. Another reader, Charley, wrote, I voted...

Several sources over the weekend reveal that the Bush White House has realized that the Ports Deal is killing them politically - and thus they need a new strategy. Accordingly, probably through the recently-retained lobbyist for Dubai Ports World, former Senator Bob Dole, the White House has told Dubai Ports World to ‘partner up’ with an American company to manage the port terminals. In other words, find a ‘front company’ to act as if they own and run these 21 crucial terminals. First out of the box for this ‘front’ role is Halliburton, but the feeling is there is too...

It is time we all face a few facts: The political establishment in Washington DC -- both Republicans and Democrats -- has grown into a lazy, lying, manipulative and dirty machine which is surely destroying our country. The so-called mainstream media (MSM) is an adjunct to this corrupt machine. Instead of asking questions in behalf of the American people, the MSM has become the propaganda arm of the politicians of both parties who lie constantly. Let’s take Iraq: last week’s column, WAR BASED ON LIES, has prompted numerous emails from good readers (so many, in fact, that they can’t all...

The single most powerful – and upsetting – issue in the United States today is immigration – both illegal and legal. Americans from the Left, Center and Right are all ticked off at the present situation. How many of us understand the process, the law - and who makes the key decisions? I was an elected Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and I was – and remain today – woefully ignorant about this issue. As American citizens we are all equal members of the most exclusive and attractive club in the world. We – alone – have the...

Communists Still Run Eastern Europe John LeBoutillier Saturday, May 7, 2005 Often things look differently years after the fact. The perspective of time gives us a better, clearer view. As President Bush flies around Europe this week - including a controversial visit to Moscow - we need to take a look back at the supposed revolution(s) that swept Eastern Europe 15 years ago. At that time, we all hailed the peaceful events that seemingly brought down the communist regimes behind the Iron Curtain as 'miracles.' The ending of these murderous regimes - without riots, mass killings and violence - was...

This is the week that the publicity begins for Ed Klein's new blockbuster book, "The Truth About Hillary." Vanity Fair publishes an excerpt on Wednesday – and the New York Post has written about it today. Of course NewsMax had the book first – over the weekend. Yesterday in New York City, Hillary slammed the GOP for being "messianic." We have to wonder if perhaps it is getting too hot for her in the 'political kitchen'? Because Ed Klein and I are friends, we have been talking about this book for almost two years. Over frequent lunches with our mutual...

GOP Off-Track The Republican Party has gone seriously off-track in recent days. As the ‘conservative' political party, the GOP is supposed to believe in and to practice the policy of the less federal involvement, the better. This has been the ‘conservative' position for decades – and the very reason that we rose to national power under President Reagan and then retook the House and Senate after Hillary Clinton's power-grab attempt to nationalize health care. Last week – in the course of two days – the Republicans who control the House of Representatives acted like liberal Democrats by first butting into...

The Clinton Presidential Center’s time to shine was in 2004. Now, the former president’s detractors say, it’s the Counter Clinton Library’s turn to cast a shadow. A group pledging to build the Counter Clinton Library in Little Rock is moving forward with its plans this year for a rebuttal to the Clinton Presidential Center despite fund-raising delays. More than 40,000 letters will be sent out this month soliciting donations for a private museum criticizing Bill Clinton and his time in office. Last year the organization behind the Counter Clinton Library, Counterlibe Corp. of Washington D. C., was granted status...

redictions 2005 John LeBoutillier Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004 1) IRAQ: The January 30 elections will happen amid outbreaks of terrorist attacks on polling places. But the real story will be the overt new alliance between the radical Muslims running Iran and the new Shiite majority government that will win the most seats in the Iraqi election. Iraq will not ask - yet - the Americans to leave; rather they will want the American soldiers to stay and calm down the disgruntled Sunni Muslims after their defeat at the polls. By the end of 2005 over 65% of Americans will judge...

High Turnout Means Kerry Victory John LeBoutillier Monday, Nov. 1, 2004 Beginning last spring I wrote of the theory of the Passion Differential - the difference between the anti-Bush forces and the pro-Bush forces. I added that the Democratic nominee was basically irrelevant to this race; that the anti-Bushies were creating a wave of support and all the Democratic nominee had to do was to climb aboard an imaginary surfboard and “ride that wave” to victory. Well, we are now a day before the biggest election since the epic 1980 battle between the failed presidency of Jimmy Carter and the...

Half barf and half warning about complacency... ... Heating Up John LeBoutillier Monday, Sept. 27, 2004 The 2004 presidential race is finally entering the key stage which will determine not only our next president, but also the direction of the country in the next four years. Elections are two-way propositions: yes, the people learn about the candidates, but the candidates, too, learn from the voters what they want and what they do not want. Only this way can the president who takes the oath next January 20th lead the country effectively. He must get guidance and direction from the people...

The burgeoning flap over the leaking to the press of the name of a CIA agent - a clear and serious violation of federal law - is a serious, serious legal and political problem for the Bush White House. Let us explore the numerous implications: 1) The facts: In July two high level White House aides called at least six DC reporters - one of whom was Robert Novak - to 'slime' whistle-blowing former US Ambassador Joseph Wilson and his wife, by revealing that she, Valeria Plame, is a CIA agent. 2) The CIA is furious over the 'politicization' of...

So Help Us God John LeBoutillier Tuesday, June 15, 2004 On Dec. 8, 1941 – the day after the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor – President Franklin D. Roosevelt made his "Day of Infamy" speech to the Congress to declare war on Japan and Germany. The penultimate sentence of this historic speech was: "With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph – so help us God." Two weeks ago this nation celebrated the long-overdue opening in Washington of the World War II Memorial. Over 200,000 WWII vets journeyed...

It was reported earlier this past week that former President Bill Clinton was furious that he had not been invited to speak at the Friday state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan. Clinton, so the story went, felt that the Reagan rites were being 'politicized' and he preferred the Nixon funeral 10 years ago in which both former Democratic and Republican presidents spoke. In fact, Newsmax.com's John LeBoutillier has learned, it indeed was Nancy Reagan's adamant wish that Bill Clinton not speak at her late husband's funeral. LeBoutillier, a former U.S. congressman with friends close to the Reagan White House...

LITTLE ROCK — A group dedicated to building a Counter Clinton Library museum here received a new level of legitimacy this month by becoming a tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Counterlibe Corp. of Washington, D.C., received 501(c)3 status from the IRS to pursue its goal of rebutting what it sees as "propaganda" planned for exhibits at the official $160 million Clinton Presidential Library, which is scheduled to open in downtown Little Rock on Nov. 18. The federal recognition gives the Counter Clinton Library the same status as the presidential library and the Clinton Birthplace Foundation at Bill Clinton's birth home in...