If you mention the word "secession" most people think of the South during the Civil War. But today, a new movement is gaining steam because of frustration over a growing, out-of-control federal government.
A number of conservative, rural Americans are taking about seceding and creating their own states, meaning a new map of the United States of America could include the following:
Politico's Maggie Haberman has a smart write-up about how the Ukraine/Russia situation may effect Hillary Clinton's potential presidential bid.
Read a blurb below:
Watch Ted Cruz play the name association game with Politico's Mike Allen on stage at Politico's, "Playbook Breakfast" at the Newseum.
It's pretty interesting to see his mind at work as he tries to come up with one word descriptions for Sen. Mitch McConnell, Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie.
Here is what he said:
Karen Short, the wife of Australia missionary John Short, says there will be plenty of hugging going on when she joins her husband Tuesday in Beijing.
It's been three weeks since she last saw him. That's because the North Korean government arrested John Feb. 16 for leaving Christian tracts at a Buddhist temple in Pyongyang.
Grandson of Billy Graham, Tullian Tchividjian opens up about his turbulent adolescence and struggles with God and what happened to bring him back to the cross. Plus, Christopher spent the first 16 years of his life with a paralyzed colon and ... ..
An interesting article and interview with Ralph Reed on The Christian Post website. A blurb is below.
The political mobilization of social conservative voters is far more extensive today than it was during the 1990s when the Christian Right helped the Republican Party take control of Congress, Ralph Reed, founder and chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition, told The Christian Post in a recent interview. Reed also spoke about new fundraising efforts among social conservative groups and the Republican "civil war."
Is Ted Cruz making new GOP friends on the Hill? Read below from Politico.
At a GOP lunch last week, Sen. John McCain noted that “some crazy guy from Texas” stormed out during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
“Hey,” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz chimed in, “I didn’t walk out of the State of the Union.”
The packed room erupted in laughter.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., wants to send pop star Justin Bieber back to Canada. Read more below:
Sen. Mark Warner is not a Belieber.
Although the whitehouse.gov petition to deport Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has already surpassed the 100,000-signature threshold that triggers a White House response, the Democrat from Virginia told FM 99 he wants to add his name. "As a dad with three daughters, is there some place I can sign?"
Then Warner followed up with this gem of a tweet:
@MarkWarner
As former Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi’s trials continue, it’s enlightening to consider what is likely to be one of the centerpieces of the trial: longstanding accusations that Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood party worked with foreign terrorist organizations, including al-Qaeda, against the national security of Egypt.
Dr. David Hawkins shares ways to rebuild a marriage marred by infidelity.