Immigration isn’t the only issue over which the state of California has set up a fight with the federal government. Marijuana, for both medical and recreational use, is legal in the state and a bill has been introduced to the assembly which would effectively prevent the enforcement of federal laws that criminalize the cultivation, sale, and use of the crop.
GOP movers and shakers are working the back rooms in an attempt to fix or re-jigger the already notorious American Health Care Act, with all sides making demands at the same time. This, as they try to douse the flames of bridges burned in the wake of their initial failure.
When a left-wing journalist tells you to change course, you know you’re probably doing something right and should continue doing what you’re doing.
Trump set the bar too high and the Republican Party is now in disarray over healthcare. Other policy issues may now be further delayed as the party scrambles to come up with a viable solution before the 2018 mid-term elections. The Democratic Party has no clear message but republican failure on the healthcare issue may hand them one on a silver platter.
When the Republican Freedom Caucus members stood against the American Health Care Act (AHCA), did they triumph or simply snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? The soul of the Republican Party does not belong to conservatives, and that will never change until the Freedom Caucus, and its supporters learn a valuable lesson from the progressive movement.
In response to the snarky letter written to the president by his friend Maureen Dowd in the NY Times, here is a dueling correspondence from yours truly, and the fine folks at Liberty Nation.
The question is no longer whether Obamacare will fail. It now becomes whether the American people will ultimately blame Democrats for creating the monster, or Republicans for failing in their promise to fix it.
Before the Gorsuch nomination hearings concluded, several Democrats announced they would both oppose the nomination, and try to filibuster the judge’s nomination to keep a Senate vote from occurring.
Two days after the establishment media trumpeted the remarks of FBI Director James Comey before the House Intelligence Committee as full and final proof that President Trump’s claim that his “wires were tapped” by former President Obama was unfounded, Intel Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) dropped a bombshell proving Trump’s claim has merit.