Sunday, January 20, 2019
Saturday, January 19, 2019
There were just 7 votes in the House against making the deep state permanent
The 7 Republicans who voted against back pay for furloughed workers:
But seven lawmakers — all House Republicans — opposed the measure. Those "no" votes came from Reps. Justin Amash (Mich.), Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Paul Gosar (Ariz.), Glen Grothman (Wis.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Chip Roy (Texas) and Ted Yoho (Fla.). ... Gosar issued a statement after the vote saying the bill removes an incentive to resolve the shutdown swiftly. "This ill-conceived legislation takes away a useful tool in holding government accountable," he said. "Shutdowns have historically served to push both parties to compromise and resolution. This bill eliminates the impact and urgency a shutdown creates and rewards bureaucrats and swamp dwellers." Massie made similar remarks in a statement saying the bill "guarantees retroactive pay for every possible future shutdown, which will only make it easier for politicians to cause future shutdowns." "This is irresponsible and I want to prevent future shutdowns from happening," he said.
Despite the shutdown, divided Congress and Trump agree to guarantee 2.8 million federal paychecks, but not The Wall
The Deep State takes care of its own.
Congress approves back pay for workers affected by current shutdown, future ones :
The House on Friday [1-11-19] cleared a bill that would ensure back pay for
federal workers missing paychecks as a result of the partial government
shutdown, as well as guarantee payment for employees affected by any
future closures. The measure passed with broad bipartisan support, 411-7 [in the US House]. ... President Trump has indicated he would sign the bill, which the Senate passed unanimously on Thursday.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Laugh of the Day: Trump really blew it canceling Pelosi's government flights
He should have waited until she was IN Afghanistan.
As president Trump can convene both houses of Congress whenever the hell he wants
The caller to Mark Steyn is correct.
Article II, Section 3, Constitution of the United States:
"He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in case of disagreement between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper;"
Nanny Nanny Boo Boo.
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Our so-called friends the Israelis sold management of Haifa to China for 25 years for $2 billion
Israel-China port deal triggers U.S. Navy pushback:
While the Israeli Transportation Ministry struck the agreement with SIPG
— a company in which the Chinese government has a majority stake — back
in 2015, the Jerusalem Post reported Saturday that the deal is now
coming under interagency review.
Citing Chinese state-run media reports, the Post noted the deal granted SIPG control over Haifa for 25 years in exchange for a commitment by the company to invest $2 billion in a project to transform Haifa’s bay terminal into the largest harbor in Israel.
The catch is that Haifa, Israel’s
largest port city, regularly hosts joint U.S.-Israeli naval drills and
visits from American vessels — a situation the Post claimed has
triggered concern among U.S. officials.
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