NEWSMAX: After a week in which he hosted Saturday Night Live and stood center-stage at a Republican debate, Donald Trump is surging among Republicans likely to cast votes in the party’s presidential primary… Support among likely GOP primary voters: • Donald Trump: 42 percent • Marco Rubio: 10 percent • Jeb Bush: 4 percent Jeb […]
Hollande blames ISIS for attacks in Paris as death toll rises to 127
“It is an act of war that was committed by a terrorist army, a jihadist army, Daesh, against France,” Mr. Hollande said from the Élysée Palace, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State. “It is an act of war that was prepared, organized and planned from abroad, with complicity from the inside, which the investigation will help establish.”
Capitolwire: In a reversal from earlier Friday, Kane hands over documents to Senate committee.
“After due consideration, she decided that complying with the request would represent the proper respect the Attorney General has for the Senate,” her spokesman Chuck Ardo said Friday afternoon.
LETTER with reply: Cites Gov. Tom Wolfe’s rejection of A. G. Kathleen Kane
Earlier Kane had challenged in court his right to create a moratorium on death penalties in the state. Perhaps as governor Wolf has a natural desire to appoint his own attorney general, someone who would cover his back.
LETTER: Why are people saying NewsLanc went out of business?
There seems to be two separate audiences, those who read handbills and those who visit the web site.
Dismissals Demanded Over Porngate
CITIZENS4KANE: Philadelphia’s City Councilwomen called today for the dismissal of three city prosecutors caught up in the state Attorney General’s #porngate scandal. The councilwomen, joined by the Philadelphia chapter of the National Organization of Women Thursday, read a public resolution today demanding District Attorney Seth Williams fire Frank Fina, Marc Costanzo and Pat Blessington, who […]
LETTER: Scott Martin was the only elected official to stand up to Lancaster’s greedy elite
istory will show that Commissioner Scott Martin was one of the best elected officials our county has ever seen. And he should be our congressman!
But I will settle for Senator. And I am a life long democrat!
McClatchy-Marist Poll: Sanders Would Beat Trump and Bush by Landslide
NEWSMAX: … The independent “democratic socialist” who is running in the Democratic primaries leads Trump 53-41. He leads Bush 51-41. Democrat Brent Budowsky points out in a column at The Hill that Sanders’ huge advantage over Trump is nothing new, but it is new for Bush. “It is shocking that the data suggests that Sanders […]
Lawyer leaves email probe over ties to judge
Justice Corry Stevens says when he was interviewed by Graci as part of the investigation, Graci did not mention the ties…
KEISLING: PA senate conducts kangaroo court ‘inquiry’ into Kathleen Kane
The questioning took on the fodder for a Saturday Night Live skit, which would go something like this:
Senator Grigsby: “If we were to pull Attorney General Kane’s legs off, set her hair on fire, or run over her with a steam shovel, wouldn’t that create problems with the way things are run in her office?”
Glaring conflict in Porngate probe?
WHEN Pennsylvania’s Judicial Conduct Board cleared state Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin of wrongdoing last year, the board’s chief counsel, Robert Graci, informed Eakin that the sexually explicit emails he’d received did not warrant disciplinary action…
Surreal Debate Gets Surrealist Grades
DAILY BEAST COLUMN… Donald Trump Style: B- Still gets most excited when he can talk about walls and winning. Because someone has a gun named Ben Carson at his head, he said nice-ish things about other candidates, though “You should let Bush talk” might also be the night’s sickest burn. Substance: F Rand Paul ripped […]
Are politicians afraid to impeach and openly try A. G. Kathleen Kane?
What’s happening with Kane is particularly pernicious in that they are attempting to forego a “full hearing,” and instead substitute one limited to the much smaller, sole issue of her law license.
LETTER: Scott Martin Announces Bid for PA State Senate 13th District
“While I have been honored to have so many people from across our community and the state approach and encourage me to run for Congress, my priorities lie closer to home right now,” Martin said. “I am the proud father of two young sons. After spending the last couple of years helping to coach their sports teams and participating in the other activities of their lives, I felt that serving in Congress would take me away from them too much. They are a priority to me. Serving the people of the 13th District would be an honor that allows me to continue my record of public service while still being an active and present part of their lives.”