GOP asks Tillerson to probe US funding of Soros groups abroad

GOP senators are asking Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to investigate claims that taxpayer money is backing leftist billionaire George Soros and his political meddling and similar behavior overseas.

A request was sent Tuesday for a probe into how our taxes are being used by agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) which backs leftist political groups in foreign countries.

According to Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) foreign officials and leaders have come to him with "reports of U.S. activity in their respective countries." 

Lee is one of the co-signers of the request and said: "This includes reports of diplomats playing political favorites, USAID funds supporting extreme and sometime violent political activists, and the US Government working to marginalize the moderates and conservatives in leadership roles." He went on to say that "This sort of political favoritism from our missions around the world is unacceptable."

Other co-signers of the letter to Tillerson were Senators James Inhofe (R-Ok.); Thom Tillis (R-N.C.); David Perdue (R-Ga.); Ted Cruz (R-Tx); and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and it followed a letter from GOP lawmakers in February asking about whether out tax money was being used in recent years to fund Soros' projects in Macedonia.

USAID funding to Soros' Open Society Foundations in Macedonia (FOSM) ignited concerns that the U.S. Embassy was taking sides in the country's political battles. 

The Open Society Foundations' stated goal is "to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens." That's simply a joke. The group actually appears to be a front for Soros' leftist political maneuverings.

USAID gave about $5 million to FOSM for "The Civil Society Project" which alleges that it "aims to empower Macedonian citizens to hold government accountable." 

The USAID website links to www.soros.org.mk. It says the project trained hundreds of Macedonians "in youth activism and the use of new media instruments."

The State Department said that USAID has also funded a new Civic Engagement Project that partners with four organizations, including FOSM at a cost of about $9.5 million.

A citizen's group called "Stop Operation Soros" (SOS) published a white paper alleging U.S. taxpayer money funded violent riots in the streets, and a Macedonian version of Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals"  handbook crafted by the far leftist Alinsky to create chaos and anarchy. 

Alinsky was a hero of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

The senators also noted that the situation in Macedonia isn't the only volatile one in the region. The nearby country of Albania is also affected.

"Respected leaders from Albania have made similar claims of U.S. diplomats and Soros-backed organizations pushing for certain political outcomes in their country," the letter said, and cited a FOSM-backed push for Albanian judicial reform. Opponents to this move say the reform is aimed to give the socialist government full control over the country's judiciary.

To be perfectly clear: socialism isn't just a bad economic ideology in practice; it's an immoral one. Taking from others what isn't yours is wrong. 

Interestingly, it was recently revealed that Bernie Sanders, an admitted socialist, paid on a little over 13 percent in taxes to the U.S. government. But Sanders wants you and me to pay up to 60 percent.

That isn't cute and fuzzy Bernie Sanders being cute and fuzzy, that's simply immoral.

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Congress probes US funding for Soros groups

Billionaire leftist George Soros has allegedly meddled in European politics just like he meddles in U.S. politics. Now it has caught Congress' attention.

The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, raised concerns about Soros' involvement  of his empire deploying "tons of money and international heavy artillery" to push his radical far-left agenda. 

Republican lawmakers in Washington have started asking questions about whether U.S. tax dollars are also being used to fund his projects in conservative-led Macedonia. 

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ) led House lawmakers in corresponding to Ambassador Jess Baily--an Obama appointee and obvious Soros-loving lackey--demanding answers. Also, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) expressed concerns about USAID money going to Soros' Open Society Foundations as part of much bigger concerns that the U.S. Embassy has been taking sides in party politics.

Big surprise, eh?

Lee wrote in a letter: "I have received credible reports that, over the past few years the US Mission to Macedonia has actively intervened in the party politics of Macedonia, as well as the shaping of its media environment and civil society, often favoring groups of one political persuasion over another."

One simply cannot imagine which political "group" (aka party) Lee may be referring to.

The concerns depict growing conservative pushback against the leftist's European operation.

It wasn't enough for the jerk to organize U.S. protests groups against conservative governance, he has to go 'all global' on us.

Last week, Viktor Orban attacked Soros' "trans-border empire." (Sounds a lot like an Obama ideology, doesn't it?) Orban is one of the European voices speaking out against the push by EU leaders to take in Syrian refugees and he has taken a lot of flak for his hardline stance.

Shame on Orban for wanting to keep Hungary safe again.

If it were up to Soros' Open Society Foundations, the entire EU would be entirely socialist with handpicked leaders ruling Europe. There would be no borders and no stimulation of corporate competition. 

And Soros would still be a billionaire. But he hates that conservative Macedonia has a flat tax rate of a mere 10 percent and they greeted President Trump warmly with a pledge to work with him.

There's a citizen initiative called "Stop Operation Soros" which claims U.S. money has been funding hard-left causes in the country, including violent riots in the streets and a Macedonian version of "Rules for Radicals," their version of Saul Alinsky's leftist handbook that Obama has dog-eared since college.

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