Mark Willis, the Republican National Committeeman from Maine who is challenging incumbent Reince Priebus for the RNC Chairmanship, told Breitbart News on Sunday that the RNC needs a vendor selection process based on competitive bidding and a leader who understands how to manage technology projects.
14 Jan 2013
The National Institutes of Health recently found evidence that retired San Diego Chargers All-Pro linebacker Junior Seau, who committed suicide on May 2 by shooting himself in the heart, suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The NIH report highlights the NFL's brain injury problem. While the connection between CTE and boxing had been known for many years, it was not until 2002 that the football connection was confirmed. And the NFL, football fans, and the American public have just now started to think about and deal with this issue.
13 Jan 2013
In July 2009, after Michael Steele took over as chair of the Republican National Committee, the 168 members of the RNC passed a "Resolution in Support of Good Governance" that required the chair to conduct competitive bids for all contracts that exceeded $100,000 in value. Steele apparently observed the resolution. Current RNC chair Reince Priebus appears to be ignoring it.
11 Jan 2013
A bipartisan report issued by the Senate Homeland Security Committee on December 31, 2012 concluded that the State Department "failed tragically" to protect American diplomats prior to and during the September 11, 2012 attacks on the American Mission in Benghazi, Libya.
11 Jan 2013
A few days before Christmas, Engage DC, a well respected new media consulting firm, released "Inside the Cave," a detailed account of how the Obama campaign thoroughly dominated the GOP in the 2012 digital arena through superior management, innovative analytics, and the deployment of cutting edge technologies.
7 Jan 2013
By going public with a conversation Governor Patrick had believed was private, former Congressman Frank has now forced the governor to either publicly embrace or reject his request for the appointment. But, as Frank himself admitted to Joe Scarborough, modesty has never been his strong suit.
5 Jan 2013
The President's decision to place a private call to Boehner and Boehner's decision to accept the call was a political necessity for both men. The call was somewhat awkward for the Speaker, however, since he had only days earlier been forced to promise that he would no longer conduct private one-on-one negotiation sessions with the President, a practice that many conservative members of the Republican caucus found objectionable.
4 Jan 2013
Last Friday the Washington Post reported that Senator John Kerry and Vicki Kennedy, widow of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, both endorsed the candidacy of Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) for the Senate seat Kerry will vacate if, as expected, he is confirmed by the Senate as the next Secretary of State.
2 Jan 2013
On Tuesday afternoon Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) publicly announced his opposition to the "fiscal cliff" deal that the Senate passed on Monday by a 89 to 8 vote. It's unclear if Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) was informed by his second in command of his plans prior to Tuesday's dramatic public announcement.
1 Jan 2013
The mainstream media has resolved to periodically churn out even more "tea party is dead" stories in 2013. Tea party activists, in contrast, have resolved to use 2013 to build the infrastructure for political success in 2014 and 2016. We'll see which obituaries will be written after those two very important elections.
1 Jan 2013