Morning Briefing
For July 24, 2013
| |
1. Will Senate Republicans Surrender the Fight?
Yesterday,
when asked directly about Republicans shutting down the government over
Obamacare, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell sounded less than
committed to the endeavor. This is not a hypothetical question. Senator
Mike Lee has issued a letter saying he will not pass a continuing
resolution that funds Obamacare. He has been joined by fifteen
Republican Senators.
Unfortunately,
I can confirm from multiple sources in the United States Senate that
Senator McConnell’s office has begun pressuring Republicans to back away
from the Mike Lee effort. In fact, one senate source tells me Senator
Lee himself was asked to take his signature off his own letter. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. Gay Marriage Imposed on Ohio: Hurrah for Federalism.
This is strictly for the “I told you so” files.
Today a
federal judge ordered the State of Ohio to honor a gay marriage executed
in Maryland because of the decision of the Supreme Court in overturning
one section of the Defense of Marriage Act. The judge held that even
though the Court had only jettisoned Section 3, the section that
prohibited the federal government from recognizing gay marriage, that
Section 2, which permits states to not recognize homosexual marriage,
was equally unconstitutional. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3. The Magical Mythical History of the Government Shutdown Hurting Republicans
There
is a lot of talk these days about how the GOP cannot afford to shut
down the government like they did in 1995. “Remember,” they the
chattering class say, “the GOP got destroyed at the polls in 1996.”
That
talk has everything to do with the Democrats winning the message battle
in the media, but has nothing to do with anything else. Let’s roll the
tape, shall we?
In
1995, Republicans in Washington shut down the government. They got
creamed by the media and Democrats. The Democrats were interested in
scoring points. The media was interested and remains interested in “good
government,” never mind what that may or may not be.
But what actually happened? . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
4. Even Democrats are giving up on ObamaCare
Scott
Clement, a survey research analyst with Capital Insight — the
independent polling group of Washington Post Media, reports that a new
Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that even Democrats, at least those
who are Moderate or Conservative have turned against ObamaCare.
According
to Clement, only 46 percent of Moderate or Conservative Democrats now
support ObamaCare. That’s down 11 percent in the past year and 28
percent from the 74 percent who supported it shortly after it was passed
in 2010. Just 58 percent of Democrats now support the law, down from 68
percent last year.
Among the public at large, 42 percent support and 49 percent oppose the law. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
5. Why Are Republicans Bent on Pushing Amnesty Now?
I understand what you are thinking. If
you are watching the political process, you are probably thinking, as a
sane person, that Republicans would completely ignore amnesty and focus
on what’s important. After all, the country is focused on other trivial news, summer vacations, and the scandals. After August, the main fights will be over funding Obamacare, the budget, and the debt ceiling.
So why on earth would Republicans push for amnesty, especially after the Senate bill has been ridiculed and repudiated? Why would they bail out Obama at his weakest moment? Why
would they agree to the premise that we must have some form of amnesty
now, thereby bleeding conservatives dry on the issue – drip by drip? . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
| >> Today's Sponsor |
| |
No comments:
Post a Comment