Silf RNC calls for investigation of Obama trips
The House will take up the GOP s tax bill on Thursday, as Republicans scramble to meet a deadline from Republican Party leaders to vote on the legislation ahead of Thanksgiving.House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, announced the timing of the vote for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, before the House leaves for a week break during Tha stanley polska nksgiving. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have said they want to see votes ahead of Thanksgiving, and President Trump has said he wants to sign the bill by Christmas.The plan would double the standard deduction from $6,350 to $12,0 stanley tumbler 00 for individuals and $12,700 to $24,000 for married couples, but would eliminate a number of deductions used by the middle class. The plan repeals the deduction for state and local taxes, and because of that, a number of Republicans in higher-tax states like New Jersey and California have come out against the bill. The House bill does increase the child tax credit, from $1,000 to $1,600 per child.                                        But Ryan would not rule out changes to the bill ahead of Thursday s vote. We re pushing this bill as we have it,  Ryan told reporters in a press conference Tuesday.  There s ongoing conversations. It s a work in progress.*        Ryan has said the average family of four will save $1,182 with the GOP plan, but critics have pointed out that some families will almost cer stanley cup tainly see a tax increase. McConnell had to revise a claim he had made that no middl Tzfe Third stimulus check: What are the chances of a $2,000 or $1,400 check
OsmosisEvery so often, I run across an  stanley cup argument so manifestly absurd that I think: wow, this isn t just spin and deception, this is performance art. Today I found just such an argument, made by Frank Gaffney: Speaking of geography, Alaskan territory is also along the trajectory of ballistic missiles launched eastward out of Stalinist North Korea.  For that reason, among others, Alaska s Fort Greely was selected as the site for the principal U.S. ground-based defense against such missiles. As that state s  stanley taza governor, Sarah Palin would know more by osmosis -- if nothing else -- about the necessity for U.S. anti-missile systems than either Messrs. Obama or Biden. Sarah Palin learned foreign policy by osmosis  Really  I always relied on catalysis, myself: I just drop some zeolytes into my brain, and lo! instant expertise. I had no idea it was possible to do it by osmosis, though on reflection that would explain the large number of grizzly bears who are up to speed on Sino-Soviet relations.                                        Osmosis is an even lamer argument than the claim that Palin learned foreign policy by commanding the Alaskan nationa stanley tumbler l guard. As it happens, that s also false  h/t : Maj. Gen. Craig Campbell, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, considers Palin  extremely responsive and smart  and says she is in charge when it comes to in-state services, such as emergencies and natural disasters where the National Guard is the first responder.But, in an interview wi

Silf RNC calls for investigation of Obama trips
The House will take up the GOP s tax bill on Thursday, as Republicans scramble to meet a deadline from Republican Party leaders to vote on the legislation ahead of Thanksgiving.House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, announced the timing of the vote for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, before the House leaves for a week break during Tha stanley polska nksgiving. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have said they want to see votes ahead of Thanksgiving, and President Trump has said he wants to sign the bill by Christmas.The plan would double the standard deduction from $6,350 to $12,0 stanley tumbler 00 for individuals and $12,700 to $24,000 for married couples, but would eliminate a number of deductions used by the middle class. The plan repeals the deduction for state and local taxes, and because of that, a number of Republicans in higher-tax states like New Jersey and California have come out against the bill. The House bill does increase the child tax credit, from $1,000 to $1,600 per child.                                        But Ryan would not rule out changes to the bill ahead of Thursday s vote. We re pushing this bill as we have it,  Ryan told reporters in a press conference Tuesday.  There s ongoing conversations. It s a work in progress.*        Ryan has said the average family of four will save $1,182 with the GOP plan, but critics have pointed out that some families will almost cer stanley cup tainly see a tax increase. McConnell had to revise a claim he had made that no middl Tzfe Third stimulus check: What are the chances of a $2,000 or $1,400 check
OsmosisEvery so often, I run across an  stanley cup argument so manifestly absurd that I think: wow, this isn t just spin and deception, this is performance art. Today I found just such an argument, made by Frank Gaffney: Speaking of geography, Alaskan territory is also along the trajectory of ballistic missiles launched eastward out of Stalinist North Korea.  For that reason, among others, Alaska s Fort Greely was selected as the site for the principal U.S. ground-based defense against such missiles. As that state s  stanley taza governor, Sarah Palin would know more by osmosis -- if nothing else -- about the necessity for U.S. anti-missile systems than either Messrs. Obama or Biden. Sarah Palin learned foreign policy by osmosis  Really  I always relied on catalysis, myself: I just drop some zeolytes into my brain, and lo! instant expertise. I had no idea it was possible to do it by osmosis, though on reflection that would explain the large number of grizzly bears who are up to speed on Sino-Soviet relations.                                        Osmosis is an even lamer argument than the claim that Palin learned foreign policy by commanding the Alaskan nationa stanley tumbler l guard. As it happens, that s also false  h/t : Maj. Gen. Craig Campbell, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, considers Palin  extremely responsive and smart  and says she is in charge when it comes to in-state services, such as emergencies and natural disasters where the National Guard is the first responder.But, in an interview wi