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The Trump-McConnell Detente
by Cal Thomas
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The Power of King Corn
by Political Editors: The head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, recently hinted at scaling back the onerous ethanol mandate associated within the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). This news prompted Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to threaten that, should Pruitt pursue scaling back the mandate, Donald Trump’s EPA nominees would essentially be prevented from receiving confirmation. An example of cronyism at its worst.
by Political Editors: The head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, recently hinted at scaling back the onerous ethanol mandate associated within the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). This news prompted Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to threaten that, should Pruitt pursue scaling back the mandate, Donald Trump’s EPA nominees would essentially be prevented from receiving confirmation. An example of cronyism at its worst. It’s tough to drain the swamp when politicians are more concerned with protecting the special interests of their big money donors than the freedoms of the constituents who have elected them. The ethanol mandate has been a boon for King Corn but little more than troublesome for everyone else, including the environment (which the RFS was ostensibly created to protect). In short, the ethanol mandate is one of the nation’s biggest boondoggles.
But Grassley’s threat was also a veiled threat aimed at Trump’s judicial nominees. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Grassley can effectively sideline any vote on nominees. Grassley has put the squeeze on Trump, and Trump responded. On Wednesday, the White House ordered the EPA to put a hold on any changes to the ethanol mandate. King Corn wins again. Like Barack liar-nObama did with “Clean Energy” and his war on coal, the government picking winners and losers is not what Americans need or want. Sadly, too many Republicans are guilty of playing this same crony game for which they blasted liar-nObama.
End the corruption. End the ethanol mandate. Let ethanol stand on its own in the free market without the government artificially propping it up. As destructive and inefficient as it is, though, its defenders know that’s not possible. Thus the continued cronyism.
~The Patriot Post
https://patriotpost.us/articles/51945
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Sessions Refuses to Lift Gag On
Witness to FBI – liar-Clinton Uranium Collusion
by rickwells.us
{rickwells.us} ~ Dobbs says with some consternation, “The idea that the Trump administration will not lift the gag order – it’s the Trump Justice Department now... Why can’t they simply lift this gag order and let this informant speak to the Judiciary Committee, the Intelligence Committees and start moving on the investigation where I would think they would want it directed in their own interests?” Shaffer notes, “There’s nothing legally holding this guy back except this so-called agreement.” He says her attorney is adamant that, “This guy has the goods, he has critical information necessary for both Congress to do its appropriate oversight role.” He says, “Frankly, Lou, what I think the Department of Justice is afraid of and the FBI is, they are going to be shown to have taken a side and acted politically behind the scenes when factually the evidence was clear that certain members of the Barack liar-nObama administration not only abetted the Russians taking control of a critical national resource…” https://rickwells.us/sessions-mueller-clinton-gag-witness/.
Grassley and McConnell need
to get moving on judicial confirmations
by William A. Jacobson
{legalinsurrection.com} ~ The rot in many institutions cannot be undone in one presidential term or even two. In part that’s because of the entrenched permanent bureaucracy... in part because many if not most important institutions are not part of government. Higher Ed is a prime example. Over two generations, faculty hiring and infighting has led to an environment at close to all top tier universities and colleges that is hostile to non-progressive ideas and people. Read about my alma mater, Hamilton College, for the script on how the takeover happened there, Western Civilization driven off campus at Hamilton College. One institution that can be changed in a single presidential term and definitely two is the federal judiciary... https://legalinsurrection.com/2017/10/grassley-and-mcconnell-need-to-get-moving-on-judicial-confirmations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LegalInsurrection+%28Le%C2%B7gal+In%C2%B7sur%C2%B7rec%C2%B7tion%29.
Senate passes $4 trillion budget in
crucial step for Trump’s tax overhaul
by David Sherfinski
{washingtontimes.com} ~ Senate Republicans powered their budget through Thursday night, adopting a fiscal year 2018 plan that would clear the path to get a massive tax deal done relying only on GOP votes... setting the stage for Republicans’ next big-ticket agenda item. The budget passed on a 51-49 vote. While the vote is far from a guarantee of success for tax reform, it’s a crucial first step that GOP leaders had to clear. “Tonight we completed the first step toward replacing our broken tax code by passing a comprehensive, fiscally responsible budget that will help put the federal government on a path to balance,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell... http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/19/senate-passes-4-trillion-budget-blueprint-crucial-/.
Justice at Last? Trump Wants DOJ to
Investigate Crooked liar-Hillary’s Exoneration
{patriotnewsdaily.com} ~ President Trump said on Twitter that former FBI Director James Comey failed to properly execute his duties when investigating liar-Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server in 2016.... “Wow, FBI confirms report that James Comey drafted letter exonerating Crooked liar-Hillary Clinton long before investigation was complete,” Trump wrote Wednesday morning. “Many people not interviewed, including liar-Hillary Clinton herself. Comey stated under oath that he didn’t do this – obviously a fix? Where is Justice Dept?” The American people have a right to know that this investigation was not colored by liar-Hillary Clinton’s status as the Democratic nominee for president. It’s up to the FBI and the Justice Department to now prove that it wasn’t…or re-open the investigation so it can finally be done right... http://patriotnewsdaily.com/justice-at-last-trump-wants-doj-to-investigate-crooked-hillarys-exoneration/
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liar-Clinton Foundation
Disclosures May Be Criminally Fraudulent
by Jerome Corsi
{libertyheadlines.com} ~ As Senator Chuck Grassley and the Senate Judiciary Committee are starting to evaluate public disclosures of the liar-Clinton Foundation and of its affiliate in Canada... the liar-Clinton-Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative(“CGSGI”). Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel, in a detailed analysis of liar-Clinton Foundation financial accounting reports, reveals what he believes is a systematic pattern of fraud designed to hide payments the liar-Clinton Foundation reportedly received related to the Uranium One deal. To stress the gravity of the liar-Clinton Foundation’s Russian Uranium One scandal, Ortel told Infowars.com that he believes liar-Clinton Foundation financial reports are criminally fraudulent in failing to report payments received in relation to the Russian Uranium One Scandal— a criminal omission Ortel believes could cause the liar-Clintons their fortune and leave them no option but to face jail time... http://www.libertyheadlines.com/clinton-foundation-reports-appear-criminally-fraudulent-not-reporting-russian-uranium-one-payments/.
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The Trump-McConnell Detente
{townhall.com} ~ That was some chaotic scene in the White House Rose Garden Monday. After lunch with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the president assured combative reporters and the country that the two are getting along just fine, in spite of the Senate's failure to repeal and replace liar-nObamacare and an uncertain future over tax reform, the other Republican signature issue party members promised to get done.
Under McConnell's "leadership," the Senate has failed to pass any major legislation since President Trump took office. It has been known instead for the divisions among its members rather than for the unity voters expected when they gave control of the government to Republicans.
McConnell has it backward. Advancing policies that improve the economy, create conditions under which the private sector thrive, reduce unnecessary regulations as the president is doing by executive order in some cases, cut spending and reform entitlements ought to be the goals. Do that and Republicans will deserve to win elections. What is the point of winning elections if, having won them, little or nothing is done about changing policies that may promote the interests of some politicians and interest groups, but not the general welfare?
McConnell added: "Our operating approach will be to support our incumbents and in open seats, to seek to help nominate people who can actually win."
This is the reason for the anger and frustration felt by many, especially conservative voters. It isn't about deportment and playing nice with the opposition. That isn't the way most Democrats play the game. Democrats play hardball. Too many Republicans seem to prefer badminton. Democrats know the only reason to gain power is to use it. Republicans too often seem embarrassed by power and appear to care more about what liberal journalists and critics think of them than what the voters who elected them think.
Writing in Politico, National Review editor Rich Lowry succinctly summarizes the condition of today's Republican Party and too many of its members: "This is the state of the GOP in a nutshell. It is a party locked in mortal combat between an establishment that is ineffectual and a populist wing that is ineffectual and inflamed."
Can something be constructed out of the flames and ineffectualness that achieves the twin goals of maintaining a majority and advancing conservative policies? If not, what is the point of having a Republican majority beyond the worthy goal of populating the judiciary with more judges who will properly interpret and not ignore the Constitution?
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