Paul Ryan Takes First Step to Unite, NOT Divide GOP

PAUL RYAN:  “I AM NOT GOING TO BE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY’S NOMINEE!”

“House Speaker Paul Ryan addressed the media on Tuesday to end rumors that he would seek the Republican nomination for president. Ryan is the 2016 convention chairman.

“I want to put this to rest once and for all,” Ryan said Tuesday. “Let me clear: I do not want nor will I accept the nomination for our party.”

Ryan said the possible nominees should be limited to those who participated in the primary process.

“If no candidate has the majority on the first ballot, I believe that you should only choose from a person who has actually participated in the primary. Count me out.”

Please view the video:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/04/12/paul_ryan_i_am_not_going_to_be_the_republican_partys_nominee.html

(The question is, will he be able to control his Irish temper when shouting about our Donald?)

Hillary: Guns from Sander’s Vermont Behind Crime in New York

Clinton blames New York crime on Vermont’s guns

By  JOHN SEXTON  at HotAir:

“Feminists are allergic to truth and  reality.  It’s such a guy thing!   Truth has no meaning to these female animals.   Truth to often interferes with the only thing sacred in today’s feminism….FEELINGS.

Speaking at an event in New York, Clinton argued that Sanders’s home state is responsible for guns used to commit crimes in New York.

“Here’s what I want you to know. Most of the guns that are used in crimes and violence and killings in New York come from out of state,” Clinton said. She added, “The state that has the highest per capita number of those guns that end up committing crimes in New York come from Vermont. So this is not, ‘Oh, you know, I live in a rural state, we don’t have any of these problems.’”

“You know what, it’s easy to cross borders, criminals, domestic abusers, traffickers, people who are mentally ill, they cross borders too and sometimes they do it to get the guns they use.”

According to CBS News, Clinton’s claim is based on a 2013 ATF report. The key phrase in her description is “per capita.” In other words, this statistic is relative to the size of the state to which the guns are being traced. However CBS notes the actual number of gun under discussion is fairly small:

Please read on:

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/04/11/clinton-attacks-sanders-on-guns/

DeBlasio Caught in Corruption?

IS CORRUPTION THICKER THAN SOCIALISM?

by Paul Mirengoff  at PowerLine:

“Aspects of the campaign financing practices of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio are under federal corruption investigation, the New York Times reports. The investigation centers around two businessmen with ties to de Blasio — Jona Rechnitz and Jeremy Reichberg. Federal agents reportedly have interviewed roughly 20 senior New York Police Department officials as part of an examination of the ways Rechnitz and Reichberg wielded influence in New York City.

Now, apparently, the investigation has led to an “aggressive review” of de Blasio’s fundraising.

According to the Times, Rechnitz and Reichberg served on the committee that planned de Blasio’s inaugural celebration in 2014. Rechnitz and his wife each contributed $4,950, the maximum amount allowed, to his 2013 campaign. Rechnitz raised about $45,000 for de Blasio.

The Times finds it unclear at this point what specific aspect of the mayor’s fund-raising is under scrutiny and how it relates to the conduct of the two businessmen. However, the de Blasio administration “has been dogged by investigations into corruption at the New York Police Department and a controversial land deal that benefited a donor’s company,” according to the Wall Street Journal.

Meanwhile, de Blasio has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president over Bernie Sanders. Does this mean that corruption is thicker than socialism?

The Journal wonders how news of the federal investigation of de Blasio will affect the upcoming Democratic primary in New York. Sanders apparently won’t raise the matter, presumably because de Blasio remains fairly popular among New York Dems and quite popular among blacks.

This doesn’t negate the possibility that the probe of de Blasio will affect the Clinton-Sanders race. However, any impact seems likely to be marginal. If corruption bothered Democratic voters appreciably, Clinton wouldn’t be headed to the nomination.”

 

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/04/is-corruption-thicker-than-socialism.php

Lying Ted: “We’re winning because we are uniting the Republican Party,”

GOP Senators Still Not Flocking to Cruz

 by James Arkin and Rebecca Berg   at realclearpolitics:

“In the topsy-turvy race for president, Ted Cruz has emerged as the clear GOP alternative to Donald Trump, but even if he’s won his Senate colleagues’ grudging respect, he isn’t exactly winning them over by the dozens.

“We’re winning because we are uniting the Republican Party,” Cruz insisted after his Wisconsin primary victory Tuesday……..”   Please continue reading:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/04/08/gop_senators_still_not_flocking_to_cruz_130230.html#2