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Coming up during the next administration will be 3 or possibly 4 openings to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court. If you elect, as president, someone who will appoint activist judges, who will tend to have a "progressive" interpretation of the Constitution, then you can expect to see a wholesale change to our society as we know it. -snip- If the Democrats retain the White House, you can expect potential nominees to make decisions, if confirmed, who will promote the far-left agenda as personified by the four liberal judges now sitting on the Supreme Court (i.e. Kagan, Breyer, Sotomayor, and...

Actor Kevin Spacey, who plays President Frank Underwood on House of Cards, offered his opinion of the 2016 presidential race while he attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, saying Donald Trump’s campaign reminds him of George Wallace’s independent campaign in 1968.

Since his profanity-laced 2011 speech in Las Vegas, Donald Trump has made a campaign theme of calling the leadership in Washington "stupid" and "incompetent." In the most recent GOP debate, he again expressed his anger at the "incompetent people" running the government. Those are great applause lines with angry voters. But Trump's frequent assessment of governmental incompetence as the cause of America's sad state should concern conservatives. The idea that competence is the hallmark of good government comes from the so-called progressive movement. Bring in better experts and smarter managers, the thinking goes, and we will have better government. The...

HOUSTON, Texas - Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry today endorsed Ted Cruz for President. Perry served as the Governor of Texas for fifteen years, the longest-serving governor in Texas history. Under his leadership, Texas became a haven of job creation, freedom, entrepreneurship, and limitless opportunity.The Cruz campaign released the following video of Gov. Perry's endorsement:Gov. Rick Perry Endorses Ted Cruz for President (Video)"Gov. Rick Perry is a friend and a remarkable public servant," said Cruz. "He is a proud veteran who bravely served our nation, and he was an extraordinary governor of Texas. It was an honor to serve under...

Parents are complaining about a “lesson on racism” for first grade students at Minneola Elementary Charter School the day after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in which the teacher segregated her 7- and 8-year-old student by eye color then discriminated against some for several hours. The teacher, who was not named in media reports, gave students with blue eyes candy and hugs, and ignored students with brown eyes, according to WFTV.

First of all, in case you hadn't heard, it snowed on the East Coast. It snowed a lot. We had about 20 inches of snow at Mullings Central. I don't care if you live in Park City, Utah. 20 inches of snow in a place where there are no chairlifts or gondolas is a lot of snow.Also, in case you hadn't heard, we were asked, begged, instructed, ordered, directed and, in New York City, required to stay off the roads.I heard that from every TV anchor, every road reporter, every meteorologist, every elected official, every appointed official, and the Mullings...

German police have recorded hundreds of cases of sexual assault and robbery on New Years Eve, reportedly carried out by 'gangs of foreign men'. As the number of complaints of sexual assault and robbery hit 821 in Cologne alone, dozens more were reported elsewhere. In Hamburg the number of complaints has hit 200, in Hesse 31, in Bavaria 27, in Baden-Wuerttemberg 25, in Bremen 11, and in Berlin six.

President Obama is now praising Hillary as she continues her primary struggle with Sen. Bernie Sanders - but he's cautious not to dismiss the avowed Democratic socialist's success with primary voters. In an interview with Politico's Glenn Thrush, Obama repeatedly praised Clinton's personality and intelligence, calling her "wicked smart" but also "warm and funny." Obama's public comments come as Clinton supporters are alarmed by Sanders' resurgence in polling of early states. "I've gotten to know Hillary really well, and she is a good, smart, tough person who cares deeply about this country," Obama said. He admitted that Clinton was a...

While he's not making an official endorsement for the presidency in 2016's GOP primary, at least not yet, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is calling on the people of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina to very carefully pick a candidate they think can "negotiate better" when it comes to trade deals. He laid out the case for why Republicans must nominate a candidate who opposes the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the accompanying two global trade deals that would come with it: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). All three deals, along...

<p>NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - The NYPD has arrested a suspect on charges of killing his next-door-neighbor in the hallway of their Bronx apartment building.</p> <p>Angel Feliz, 26, faces charges of murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.</p> <p>Officers were called to the building on 141st Street in Mott Haven Sunday afternoon where they found 59-year-old Carmen Torres-Gonzalez with "numerous lacerations to her body."</p>

The "Solutions" of Western Strategists And Pundits Always Include Muslims "Reforming " Jihad Out Of Islam And/Or Muslims Fighting And Dying For The West Col. Tom Snodgrass (Ret.) Right Side News Author's Note: The organizational designations "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS), "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL), "Da'esh' all refer to the same organization, the 'Islamic State' (which is their own designation for themselves). The abbreviation "FTF" is the Obama regime's misleading designation of "Foreign Terrorist Fighters," instead of using their true identity, "Islamic Jihadists." (posting excerpt as punctuation does not convert well-RSN) Western Understanding And...

I just returned from the Faroe Islands, one of the most spectacularly beautiful places I have ever seen. It is also a place where families have lived in the same neighborhoods for generations, a place that quickly captured my heart.Local Christians invited me to this country of 49,000 people to debate the question of same-sex "marriage," a question their Parliament is currently discussing. I was also asked to preach and teach in one of their churches, but the main purpose of the visit was to engage in a public debate.The organizers of the debate extended invitations to the 14 Parliamentary...

The chairman of Saudi Arabia's state oil giant said on Monday that plans for a possible initial public offering are not being driven by a need for cash amid a global slump in oil prices, but instead signal a desire for greater openness to outside investors. Speaking at an investment conference in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Khalid al-Falih said the potential listing of the world's largest oil producer "is not for cash" but a "sign of the times" that the kingdom is open for business. "If we do it, the percentage will not be such that it's going to...

There was a glitch that wouldn't let anyone post a response the last time I did this, so I'm going to try it again. TheRobb7 My son and I were interested in watching the Xbox play the NFL season against itself in Franchise Mode. We would watch 1 game a week and simulate the rest. PROBLEM : we can't get the Xbox to do it. It will only play against itself in Exhibition Mode, which means that we couldn't compile stats and standings. Does anyone out there know of a work-around?

You don't have to be a supporter of Warren Jeffs to object to the Federal Government prosecuting "The Creek" - Colorado City and Hildale, for denying basic municipal services to non-believers of the Fundamentalist LDS. Their personal crimes will be punished eventually. Why don't the feds go after the criminal governments of Flint and Chicago?

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman was welcomed Sunday by Polish entrepreneurs as he worked to finalize a free trade pact between the United States and the European Union. Froman said the two sides are trying to conclude the deal, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, this year after nearly three years of negotiations. There is resistance from some Europeans to the planned agreement, which aims to eliminate tariffs and create common regulatory standards between the world's two biggest economies. Opponents fear a lowering in food safety standards and the undermining of local regulations by giving international...

The Oscar Blackout protesters are peddling a neurotoxin to African Americans. "You are helpless", they insist. "Organized and all-powerful white supremacists control every detail of life. You can do nothing to create art. Your only hope is to note every moment when white people appear to have more than you. Rage against and envy that greater amount of something. The more angry and destructive the protest, the better. Think Ferguson, think Baltimore. Shame, mock, and vilify whites. Only then can the good things of life be yours." This message ruins lives.

One of the "few regrets" of his presidency, President Obama said dolefully in his State of the Union speech, was "that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better." Were he endowed with "the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt," he remarked, he could have done more to bridge the partisan divide. But he pledged to "keep trying to be better so long as I hold this office." Did you experience a touch of deja vu when the president said that? Four years ago, when he was in the home stretch of his first term and running...

In May of 2014, a dramatic Iraq war photo was posted to the Facebook page of state Rep. Graham Hunt, R-Orting, showing two kneeling U.S. soldiers in desert combat uniforms, one man consoling the other. “This picture of me was taken after a mortar attack in 2005,” the post said. “Background has been modified, but I think combat camera captured the moment pretty well. I surely have not forgotten that moment.” Hunt is a decorated former Arizona Air National Guard member who deployed to the Middle East. But neither soldier in the picture was him. The image was a doctored...

A new Reuters poll of Republicans shows that GOP frontrunner Donald Trump has expanded his national lead over rivals since his Jan. 19 endorsement by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The new poll of 2,508 Republicans, taken over several days, showed Trump at 40 percent and Cruz sharply down to 10.5 percent. That's a 29.5-point margin. Reuters' Jan. 19 results showed Trump at 33 percent to Cruz's 16 percent, which was a 17-point margin. The Reuters poll is here, and can be adjusted to show the candidates' popularity among various subgroups. For example, Trump scored 38.4 percent among marrieds, 39...