So much for Reince Priebus' urging the party to unify around the presumptive Republican nominee. Speaker Paul Ryan said he was "just not ready" to support or endorse Donald Trump as the GOP nominee during an interview with CNN, laying "the bulk of the burden for unifying the party" at Trump's feet...
“To be perfectly candid with you … I’m just not ready to that at this point. I’m not there right now,”
AN OPEN LETTER TO MAJORITY AMERICA
TO: Those who think both leading presidential candidates are dishonest and have little chance of leading America forward:
(…or, stated more simply)
TO: The majority of America:
Jennifer Rubin details the fantasy of how an anti-Trump protest candidate would win the election:
The race for The White House appears to have taken a backseat for a news cycle as the Republican "veepstakes" gets underway. Donald Trump said this morning that he would prefer a running mate with government experience to "help with pushing legislation through," adding that he puts a 40% chance that a former rival in the Republican race would get the nod.
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By now it should be common knowledge that having suffered an embarrassing impeachment vote last month, the political career of Brazilian president Dilma Rouseff is for all intents and purposes over, even as she refuses to step down. However, what may not be as known is just how corrupt the entire political administration in Brazil currently is, and that includes both those who spearheaded the campaign against her, as well as those who stand to benefit from her ouster.