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Setbacks among the majority Party in Congress in mid term elections are the norm, but I believe current indicators strongly suggest that Republicans will retain majorities in both Houses.

Them and their islamofascist terrorist homeys.

The report said the federal government pays its disclosed workforce $1 million per minute. The analysis is incomplete, however, as there are a number of federal employees who have not disclosed their salaries.

“We found small and large agencies across the federal government gaming the system for personal gain – and it’s expensive for the taxpayer,” OpenTheBooks.com CEO and founder Adam Andrzejewski said in a statement. “Congress should hold hearings to bring transparency to all the information we’re still missing, including performance bonuses and pension payouts. It’s time to squeeze out waste from compensation and stop abusive payroll practices.”

The reason I commented was because of course Trump tweeted and linked the lifting of sanctions and how all the money went to the leaders or some such thing.

America is mainly responsible for the delay in relaxing the sanctions...

Iran’s Tasnim news agency quoted Mousa Ghazanfarabadi as saying: ‘Obviously one of their charges can be Moharebeh’ – waging war against God – an offence which carries the death penalty in Iran.

. . . Honduras: the USA keeps silent as dozens Honduras protesters are killed in post-election violence.

Outrage grows over CNN's pot-infused New Year's segment

Outrage continues to mount two days after CNN put the “J” in journalism with a marijuana-themed New Year’s Eve.

During the liberal cable news network’s year-end broadcast from Times Square, reporter Randi Kaye did several, um, “hits” from Denver, where marijuana is legal. At various points, she held a joint, lit a bong, marveled over a special gas mask used by stoners and wondered where she was.

“This is for you, Andy!” Kaye said at one point, addressing CNN host Andy Cohen and holding a lit marijuana cigarette out to the camera.

Cohen enthusiastically praised Kaye’s report, while a smiling Cooper reminded viewers that Kaye’s high-jinx was all above board, even if a bit unseemly.

“I just want to point out that this is all legal in Colorado,” Cooper said, smiling.

Kaye, who sported dangling marijuana leaf earrings, said. “I’m trying to remember where we are. Where am I?”

“CNN is trying to trademark the debauchery as its brand for New Year's Eve coverage. I mean that quite seriously,” Media Research Center President Brent Bozell said on Tuesday, while explaining that the network no longer has comic Kathy Griffin using obscenities to attract viewers. This year they're doing pot and getting stoned,” Bozell said.

The story took another turn on Tuesday when WSB-TV reporter Tyisha Fernandes tweeted that 70 people were arrested when less than an ounce of marijuana was found at a house party. Since nobody claimed it, the police arrested everyone. Many people took to Twitter to point out what they described as hypocrisy between Fernandes’ report and what CNN had advocated on New Year’s Eve.

I'm in Denver and that's how I spent my night, along with some rum shots of course. All those shots of people getting drunk are ok though?

'CA Better Hold On Tight': ICE Dir Promises Doubling of Officers After 'Sanctuary' Law Signed

Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan said California "better hold on tight" after its liberal Democratic governor allowed a sanctuary state law to take effect this week.

Neil Cavuto said that Gov. Jerry Brown claimed the law will protect illegal immigrants living quietly in the shadows of society from law enforcement intent on "yanking them out of there."

"There's no sanctuary from law enforcement," he said. "California better hold on tight - they're about to see a lot more deportation officers. If politicians don't protect their communities then ICE will.

Homan said that Brown and other sanctuary-jurisdiction leaders may have violated 8 U.S. Code § 1324 - relating to "harboring certain aliens."

He said he hopes the Justice Department will look into whether mayors or governors can be criminally charged under the statute.

According to text of the federal law cited by Homan, any person "knowing... the fact that an alien has come to... the United States in violation of the law, conceals, harbors or shields from detection... such [an] alien in any place" can face fines and/or up to several years in prison.

8 U.S. Code § 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens

Any person who encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.