The new Red Scare Comedy Intel Troupe

By Robert Romano

donaldtrumpredscareAnalysis: This is getting ridiculous.

The Washington Post published a story on Dec. 9 that the Central Intelligence Agency has concluded in a classified briefing to the Senate, which was leaked, that Russia somehow rigged — or was it influenced? — the election so President-elect Donald Trump would win.

The article quoted a senior U.S. official saying, “It is the assessment of the intelligence community that Russia’s goal here was to favor one candidate over the other, to help Trump get elected… That’s the consensus view.”

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Finally, a physician chosen to head HHS

By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D.

Dr. Tom Price

Dr. Tom Price

Congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump for a common-sense and much needed approach to selecting the new Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS): Instead of a lawyer or another bureaucrat, President-elect Trump selected a competent, knowledgeable physician and surgeon, Dr. Tom Price.

HHS is the third largest federal agency, often described as a moribund, over-budget, bloated bureaucracy rife with waste and fraud, that controls Medicare and Medicaid, on which millions of Americans depend. HHS itself is desperately in need of strong medicine.

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Lankford: No evidence of Russian manipulation

By Staff Report

jameslankfordfoxVideo: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) appeared on Fox News Sunday to discuss Russian interference in America’s elections. During the interview, Lankford said that he supports investigating Russian involvement in our election process.

Lankford confirmed that there is evidence of Russian political interference through campaign cyber-breaches and propaganda, as there is in other nations, but there is no evidence of Russian interference into the American vote-counting process or election result. Lankford serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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5 Lessons for Republicans

By Daniel Greenfield

DonaldTrumpWinsWhat can Republicans learn from Trump’s victory? The biggest lesson is that the old way of politics is dead. McCain and Romney showed that twice. Now Trump has shown how Republicans can actually win.

 1. Find Your Natural Base

The GOP is ashamed of its base. It doesn’t like being associated with the very voters who made 2016 happen. Its autopsy last time around searched for ways to leave the white working class behind.

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Agent charged with embezzling

By Staff Report

OK Insurance Commissioner John Doak

OK Insurance Commissioner John Doak

A former Tulsa insurance agent was charged Thursday with embezzling more than $64,000. The charges are the result of a joint investigation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department and the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office. The Oklahoma Department of Securities also assisted with the case.

“I have zero tolerance for agents who break the law,” said Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak. “Insurance-related crimes often lead to higher premiums for everyone.

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