GOP doesn't want the focus on the economy and jobs because they lost on that front last election.
GOP would rather waste time voting 37 times to repeal Obamacare, or drum up "scandals" to get their base riled up. On May 21, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Maybe they can focus on jobs and the economy rather than all of these > manufactured scandals... > > > On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 2:20 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Executive privilege........ >> On May 21, 2013 3:10 PM, "Jerry Barnes" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> This is an older scandal that did not gain much attention when it >> happened. >>> I remember reading about it at the time. Just because it didn't get >> much >>> attention doesn't mean it was unworthy of attention. It just mean that >> the >>> press was anxious to sweep any scandal under the rug in order to keep >> their >>> former BFF in office. Before reconciliation, the press may follow the >> lead >>> of the Republicans and give it some airplay. >>> >>> >>> Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising >>> >>> With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some >>> Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another >>> possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark health reform >>> law just as it nears implementation. >>> >>> >>> On top of the troubles the administration is facing over its handling of >>> the attack on the Benghazi mission, the Internal Revenue Service's >>> targeting of conservative groups, and the Justice Department's seizure of >>> Associated Press phone records, Republicans hope to target Health and >> Human >>> Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. >>> >>> >>> They are questioning her soliciting of funds on behalf of a non-profit >>> group, called Enroll America, from two private entities, a practice which >>> if not unprecedented is at the very least unusual. Federal law bars >>> officials from soliciting any organization or individual with whom they >> do >>> business or regulate. >>> >>> >>> Enroll America is run by the president's former campaign backers to do >>> something Congress refused to fund: sell "Obamacare" to the public. >>> >>> >>> An HHS statement last week said that since March Sebelius solicited >>> financial donations for Enroll America from H&R Block Inc, the tax >>> preparation company, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a >>> philanthropic entity devoted to public health issues. Asked Monday for a >>> list of all solicitations before or after March, an HHS spokesman >> referred >>> Reuters to the department's original statement. >>> >>> >>> Neither H&R Block nor the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are regulated by >>> HHS, the department's spokesman said, so there was nothing improper or >>> illegal about soliciting them. >>> >>> >>> Enroll America is intended to serve as the private sector flagship for a >>> massive public outreach campaign intended to get millions of uninsured >>> Americans to sign up for subsidized insurance coverage through new online >>> marketplaces, or exchanges, that will begin open enrollment on October 1. >>> >>> >>> It's almost like the Obama administration thinks rules don't apply to >> them. >>> Oh, yeah, that's right. They do think that. >>> >>> J >>> >>> - >>> >>> Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass >>> destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and >> he >>> has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process. - Nancy Pelosi >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:363684 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
