Morning Briefing
For July 29, 2013
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1. Shut Down ObamaCare, Not Government
I
didn’t come to Washington to shut down the federal government; I came
to help bring it back to its proper role. This role should create an
environment where America is the easiest and best place in the world to
create better paying jobs by starting a business or growing an existing
one. One way to do that is by ending failed programs like ObamaCare that
hurt our people, waste their money and scare businesses away from
opening or growing. The looming September debate on a short-term
spending plan is the last best chance to do that. That’s why we must
stand united to defund ObamaCare as a condition for supporting a
short-term spending plan.
We know
President Obama will resist. He will insist on shutting down government
unless ObamaCare is fully funded. But we simply cannot continue to pour
money into this rapidly imploding program. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. The Sad Joke From John Cornyn’s Office
John
Cornyn says he yanked his name off Mike Lee’s Obamacare defunding letter
because Mike Lee’s letter only pertains to partially defunding
Obamacare and John Cornyn wants to fully defund it.
One might
then assume John Cornyn will vote against a continuing resolution
unless Obamacare is fully defunded. But no, that’s not what he is doing.
John
Cornyn has turned into a sad joke and Mike Lee’s letter is important
because it is highlighting these punchlines of past their prime
politicians who preach, but won’t practice what they preach.
John
Cornyn has no intention of fighting. Neither does Mitch McConnell.
Neither does Lamar Alexander. Neither does Richard Burr. Neither do most
of the Republicans. They will send you fundraising appeals telling you
to stand with the GOP against Obamacare, please send them money.
But when
confronted with the challenge of opposing continuing funding of the
government if that funding goes to Obamacare, their testicular fortitude
runs down their leg and out the door. They rally their usual op-ed
voices to call conservative dumb. They preemptively surrender. They
behave worse than the French. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3. Mitch McConnell Thinks Matt Bevin is a More Serious Contender Than He Originally Let On
he
Mitch McConnell team originally seemed rather dismissive of Matt Bevin
as a primary opponent. Content, publicly, to focus on the Democrat,
behind the scenes McConnell and the Kentucky GOP are aggressively
pushing local Republicans to unite quickly. They want to shut down Bevin
early. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
4. Court to Striking Teamsters: Stop Profanity, Harrassment & Threats Against Funeral Goers
A
temporary restraining order was granted last week against striking
Chicago-land Teamsters employed as funeral directors and drivers at 16
area funeral homes managed by Houston-based Service Corporation
International (SCI).
Teamsters
Local 727, which is headed by the powerful and politically-connected
Coli family, called the strike against SCI on July 1st. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
5. R.I.P. George Mitchell, Father of the Shale Boom
George
Mitchell, a son of a goatherd and a brilliant petroleum engineer and
entrepreneur, died on Friday in Galveston at the age of 94. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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Erick Erickson
Editor-in-Chief, RedState
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