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THE DAILY SIGNAL
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Good
morning from Washington, where the Trump administration announces rules
to deter legal immigrants from going on welfare and to improve
protection of endangered species. Fred Lucas reports on
both, and chronicles how a Charlottesville mayor’s political career
fell victim to the fight over Confederate statues. On the podcast,
Heritage Foundation legal whiz John Malcolm analyzes the strange case of
Jeffrey Epstein. Plus: Kevin Pham on another downside
of “Medicare for All,” and Armstrong Williams on the tired race card in
Baltimore. On this date in 1981, President Ronald Reagan signs into law
tax and budget cuts that advance his economic policy. |
| Analysis What’s Next for Epstein Investigation What’s going to happen in the Justice Department investigation of the death of Jeffrey Epstein? What about the high-profile figures with ties to Epstein? The Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm joins us to discuss. More News How Charlottesville ‘Resistance’ and Violence Felled a Rising Political Star Days after Trump’s inauguration, then-Mayor Michael Signer declared to a cheering crowd that Charlottesville was a “capital of the resistance.” More News New Rule Could Deny Green Cards, Visas to Immigrants Who Use Welfare Programs Federal officials will consider an immigrant’s use of welfare benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid as a negative factor in deciding on the immigrant’s permanent legal residency or temporary visa. More Commentary ‘Medicare for All’ Will Further Lower Physician Morale The physician suicide rate rose to 28 to 40 suicides per 100,000, which is more than twice that of the general population. More News President Aims to Streamline Enforcement of Endangered Species The Trump administration is applying new regulations to protect endangered species, rolling back some requirements to ground the policy in scientific and economic factors. More Commentary Trump, Baltimore, and the Diminishing Potency of the ‘Race Card’ What’s more racist: the president’s harsh remarks or the decades of liberal leadership’s harsh actions (and inaction)? You can’t play the race card to excuse what the people of Baltimore witness daily. More | ||
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“I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed.” BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Good morning, Protesters on Monday shut down Hong Kong’s international airport, forcing it to come to a complete halt. The move came as public anger grew over police confrontations with protesters over the weekend, during which one woman was shot in the eye with a pellet round. Meanwhile, calls in the United States are increasing for China to refrain from a violent crackdown. “Any violent crackdown would be completely unacceptable,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. Read the full story here FBI Agents Raid Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Pedophile Island,’ Video Shows Jeffrey Epstein Hanged Himself With Prison Sheet: Report Julian Castro Says He Is ‘Very Proud’ of His Brother for Posting Trump Donor List Attorney General William Barr said on Monday during a police conference in New Orleans that there were “serious irregularities” at the Manhattan federal facility where the accused sex trafficker apparently killed himself over the weekend. Read more New York City’s medical examiner office has performed an autopsy of the body of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, but a determination on the official cause of death is “pending further information at this time.” Read more A coalition of six Republican and three Democratic senators wants officials to inventory the costs, goals, and performance of all federal programs, then post the resulting database on the internet. Read more The Trump administration will soon enforce a long-awaited “public charge” rule aimed at making sure future immigrants to the United States can support themselves without becoming a burden on taxpayers. Read more The majority of likely Democratic caucus-goers in Iowa prefer a health care system that would let people opt into a government Medicare plan, while only 1 in 5 support the Medicare for All system that would eliminate private health insurance, according to a Monmouth University poll conducted in early August. Read more Border agents in southeast Texas are so swamped, with more than 1,400 apprehensions a day and a detention capacity of 3,300, that they’re often forced to release families only hours after apprehension. Read more See More Top Stories Lost Symbols and the Fraying of Our National Fabric By Gary Gregg Once a fabric begins to fray, the continuing weakening of the garment is almost inevitable. Each stress, each tug, further weakens the bindings of the cloth. Unless the tear is mended before it gets too far, the garment won’t last long. Countries are a lot like fabric—various strands are woven together to become stronger and form an entity many times greater than any of its elements. The great question today is, what binds our national fabric together in the 21st century… Read more The Old Civility Versus the New By William Brooks More and more people are claiming that something has gone wrong with the civil tone in Western societies. Elites in the United States blame this on Trump supporters whom they consider to be crude, ill-mannered bulls in the American china shop. To one degree or another, the same animus exists in Canada and other Western countries like the United Kingdom. This toney disdain for so-called “populists” is shared by a wide range of established… Read more See More Opinions Putting the Customer First By Valentin Schmid (October 23, 2017) The story of Jordan Belfort has been a roller coaster ride. His memoir “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and the hit movie of the same name, tell how his pursuit of wealth and pleasure went off the rails, landing him in jail. Now a sales trainer and motivational speaker, he is adding another layer to the classic story of the American dream (or nightmare). Read more Former CIA Director John Brennan might have perjured himself in testimony he delivered more than two years ago to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on May 23, 2017. Did Brennan Perjure Himself in Denying Use of Steele Dossier? Copyright © 2019 The Epoch Times, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list or remove my account. |
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019 Hong Kong Protests “Hong Kong’s Airport Authority has canceled all flights not yet checked in by Monday afternoon, the agency said, as anti-government protesters peacefully demonstrated at the airport for a fourth day.” Reuters From the Left The left supports the protestors and worries that without international pressure, escalation from China, including violence, is likely. “At first glance, the intensifying protests in Hong Kong would appear to have little in common with Beijing’s escalating trade war with the United States… Yet both have similar roots, deep within Beijing’s view of the world: Fixated on promoting their own power, Chinese leaders struggle to accommodate the interests of others. They often speak of ‘win-win’ cooperation that benefits all parties, but their approach to the world around them is, in the end, zero-sum.” Michael Schuman, The Atlantic “Hong Kong’s political battleground has expanded. Protesters who in June demanded cancellation of an extradition bill that would make it easier for suspects to be transferred to mainland China are now asking for greater democracy and an investigation of police brutality… China’s leadership has misread the situation from the start… “The right answer for President Xi Jinping and for Ms. Lam, if she remains in office, is to open serious negotiations with the protesters on their demands, which are quite reasonable. Cinching the noose ever tighter, as the Chinese government has done in recent weeks, is the pathway to a dead end that could harm both Hong Kong and mainland China economically as well as politically. A cliff looms, and China’s leaders should turn back before it is too late.” Editorial Board, Washington Post “Beijing has now more than hinted (through various official spokesmen and media outlets) that it could send in PLA troops to quell the unrest, which only pointedly raises the specter of a second ‘June 4 incident,’ as the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is known in China. For the moment, Beijing is likely to hold off… The CCP may be unafraid to practice violent repression in mainland China—including the use of torture, arbitrary mass detention in internment camps, forced disappearances, etc.—but the international community has an expectation that things in Hong Kong are different, and international moral opinion has sanctioning force… “All that will change as soon as the international community takes its eyes off Hong Kong. That means the international community must send credible signals that it is willing to politically assist Hong Kong dissidents and to diplomatically ostracize and economically sanction China for repression there, including making it clear that Hong Kong’s freedom will not be bargained away for trade concessions or other economic interests.” Yvonne Chiu, Slate Unfortunately, “after talking about the prospects of a trade deal with China, Trump made clear that he doesn’t care about what happens in Hong Kong: ‘Somebody said that at some point they are going to want to stop |
[the riots]
. But that’s between Hong Kong and that’s between China,
because Hong Kong is a part of China … they don’t need advice.’ The
message to Xi Jinping was loud and clear: All Trump cares about is trade, and he won’t lift a finger if Xi violently cracks down on protesters.”
Michael H Fuchs, The Guardian
“Beijing is [also] looking to a seemingly unlikely place for support:
Europe. In recent days, Chinese ambassadors across the continent have
gone on the offensive to rally Europe behind Hong Kong’s government and
against the protestors. As part of their campaign to promote Beijing’s
line, China’s ambassadors are publishing op-eds in local papers and
publicly criticizing European leaders for failing to denounce what they
are trying to frame as violent protests…
“While Washington has been antagonistic, Beijing has been careful to strike all the right chords… [But] to uphold their shared values, both the United States and Europe need to collectively push back
against China’s unfair trade and investment practices, its blatant
human rights abuses, and the anti-democratic norms and practices it
seeks to spread… Europe must realize where its long-term interests lie,
and not let [the Trump] administration or the allure of economic gains
prevent the right choice. The health of liberal democracy will depend on
it.”
Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Rachel Rizzo, Politico
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From the Right
The right supports the protesters and calls for economic consequences if China intervenes violently.
“When
the British negotiated the handover of Hong Kong to Beijing in 1984… It
was agreed that the Chinese Communist Party’s socialist economic and
political system would not be practiced in Hong Kong. Residents of the
semi-autonomous region would have democratic freedoms… But since making
these promises, the Chinese Communist Party has gradually imposed its
controls to make politics and economics in Hong Kong look more like
politics and economics in Beijing: less free and less fair… “We in the West must stand in solidarity with the fight of Hong Kongers to retain basic freedoms. Universal justice demands it, and so does national interest. The U.S. must tell China that America will suspend its special relationship with Hong Kong if Beijing continues to exploit it… Beijing is not only undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy. China is also exploiting America’s special trading relationship with Hong Kong to circumvent U.S. export controls, customs duties, and sanctions, as well as to conduct influence and espionage operations. This is a matter of national security.” Kristina Olney, National Review “Hong Kong is rich because it cuts its own trade deals and has its own World Trade Organization membership. These advantages, which have encouraged foreign firms to invest billions of dollars in the Hong Kong economy, will have no further basis if China reveals itself to be the land’s true ruler by forcibly suppressing the protesters. Hong Kong’s separate legal status means that its exports are not currently subject to Trump’s China tariffs. If Beijing intervenes in Hong Kong, Trump should immediately extend his China-targeted tariffs to goods and services imported from Hong Kong. That would cause added economic pain in the United States, as more than 1,300 U.S. firms currently do business with Hong Kong. But it would also prevent China from using Hong Kong to end-run his tariffs while sending a clear signal that the United States still stands behind people yearning to be free.” Henry Olsen, Washington Post Dated But Relevant: “For the US, it is the law of the land… that Hong Kong is given special status politically and commercially only to the extent it remains ‘sufficiently autonomous to justify’ such treatment. Both Republican and Democratic administrations have interpreted these words to avoid a finding that Hong Kong no longer deserves special treatment. And there is an argument that making a negative determination would not bother Beijing in the least and would only hurt the citizens of Hong Kong. But, at some point, one would think that the accelerating pace of China’s efforts to undermine the principle of ‘one country, two systems’ is just too blatant to ignore… “If there is indeed a clash of civilizations, it’s between a culture of individual freedom and one-party tyranny. Unfortunately, and despite our own politicians’ pledges to help keep Hong Kong autonomous and support its move to democratic rule, it’s been a clash we’ve largely ignored and Hong Kongers are increasingly on the losing end of.” Gary J. Schmitt, American Enterprise Institute “Astonishingly, during our trade war, President Trump has been silent about Chinese human rights and political abuses… Our media have reported some of the broad strokes of the protests and Chinese response, but hardly anything in depth. Too busy telling us about the damage done to U.S. soybean interests by the trade war to notice the economic and political meltdown happening in Asia? I’m not convinced that China can impose itself on Hong Kong if somewhere between 1 to 2 million people concentrated there remain determined not to cowed by them. At least not without doing incalculable harm to their economy. But can we at least get better reporting on this incredible conflict?” Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tweeted, “The people of Hong Kong are bravely standing up to the Chinese Communist Party as Beijing tries to encroach on their autonomy and freedom. Any violent crackdown would be completely unacceptable. As I have said on the Senate floor: The world is watching.” Mitch McConnell, Twitter |
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A libertarian’s take
“Outside Hong Kong, the silence Is deafening…
Some protesters in Hong Kong today are adopting the British Union Jack
flag, the American flag and the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ as symbols, yet
that doesn’t seem to have stirred our collective imaginations… Americans
are preoccupied with fighting each other over political correctness,
gun violence, Trump and the Democratic candidates for president. To be
sure, those issues deserve plenty of attention. But they are soaking up
far too much emotional energy, distracting attention from the
all-important struggles for liberty around the world… “It’s 2019, and the land of the American Revolution, a country whose presidents gave stirring speeches about liberty and freedom in Berlin during the Cold War, remains in a complacent slumber. It really is time to Make America Great Again — if only we could remember what that means.” Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg On the bright side… Darth Vader hot air balloon floats over British city. People Our volunteer team spends hours each night scanning the news, fact-checking, and debating one another, so your 5 minutes each morning can be well spent. If you’ve found value in our work, we welcome you to help sustain our efforts and expand our reach. Any support you can provide is greatly appreciated! |
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Good morning, Here is all the news conservatives need to know to start their day. At 4pm ET, you can catch me on radio to bring you up to speed on developments throughout the day. You can listen live here. The Power of Your Knees In seminary, I had a professor who came into class one day, looked me in the eyes as he did with other students, and asked a simple, cutting question — how is your prayer life? He had found, as he told us all, that Christians who struggle with prayer often struggle period. Truth be told, I have often gotten into ruts with prayers. I actually cannot go to sleep without saying my bedtime prayers. I will stay awake half the night then think to myself, “You forgot to pray.” Once I do, off to sleep I go. I am Pavlov’s prayer dog. But if I’m honest, often the prayers are cursory prayers. They are rote, routine, and I could forget that I even prayed them. Over the last several years I have sought to change that. I keep a little notebook of people I know either in the real or online world and I rotate through the pages praying for the people in the book, always adding and rarely subtracting names. Why? The post The Power of Your Knees appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Mr. President, Speak Up For Hong Kong The President of the United States has unfortunately referred to the current events in Hong Kong as “riots,” which multiple organizations and people in Hong Kong say has only emboldened the Chinese Communist authorities. Hong Kong citizens have been protesting increasingly against the Communist Chinese slowly eroding the rule of law and democratic rights in Hong Kong. Those rights were promised when the British handed over the island to China in the nineties. Hong Kong protestors are waving American flags in the streets and singing our Star Spangled Banner. While there are those in this country taking knees to protest our anthem and flag, the Hong Kong protestors are taking tear gas, fists to their faces, and billy clubs to their backs as they hoist our flag. It is a symbol to them of freedom and democracy. Right now, they could use the Leader of the Free World saying a kind word for them. They could use American leaders as a whole to stand with them and their democratic rights. The post Mr. President, Speak Up For Hong Kong appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » America Should Not Stand Silent While Freedom is Crushed We are sitting on our porch, evil clouds gathering and roiling in Russia and China, while we crack a beer and do nothing but watch. The post America Should Not Stand Silent While Freedom is Crushed appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » It’s Kinda Cute When CNN Pretends to be Real Journalists It’s almost surreal to watch unfold. Oliver Darcy, CNN’s “Senior Media Reporter,” spent the weekend lamenting the problems with media. He tweeted out an article from the New York Times (of all sources) that warned how “our information ecosystem is poisoned.” He questioned how in this, the summer of 2019 (!), the media industry is […] The post It’s Kinda Cute When CNN Pretends to be Real Journalists appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Barr: Prison ‘Failed To Secure Epstein’ The attorney general cited “serious irregularities” at the prison. The post Barr: Prison ‘Failed To Secure Epstein’ appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » No, Placing More Taxes on Guns and Ammo Won’t Stop Mass Shootings Massachusetts Senator and 2020 Democrat presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren believes levying more taxes on guns and ammunition will reduce the likelihood of mass shootings by 80 percent. What? 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Feral hogs were brought into the news cycle last week after singer-songwriter Jason Isabell tweeted his support of a ban on so-called assault weapons—where one user responded in the following way: The U.S. Department of Agriculture also tweeted about their newly-unveiled […] The post Allowing Landowners and Hunters to Cull Feral Hogs Is Humane appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Our Kids Don’t Belong to the Government In the rush to intersectional progressive Nirvana, blue-state departments of education, medical professional groups, and LGBT advocates have jumped to the conclusion that any parent who dares to question the immediate and unqualified affirmation of their child’s declaration of transgenderness must be mentally unfit for parenthood. The post Our Kids Don’t Belong to the Government appeared first on The Resurgent. 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| From race to plastic straws, Trump dials up culture wars in divisive play for votes President Trump is deliberately amplifying public tensions by seizing on divisive topics to energize his base, campaign aides say. And while Democrats debate policy, Trump is trying to force them to defend far-left cultural ideas. By Toluse Olorunnipa and Ashley Parker · Read more Protesters reoccupy Hong Kong airport, disrupting flights Airlines suspended check-in for departing flights as arguments broke out between demonstrators and passengers. By Gerry Shih and Timothy McLaughlin · Read more The Fix | Analysis How a recession could doom Trump’s 2020 reelection Economic forecasts are increasingly pointing in that direction. Here’s what history tells us. By Aaron Blake · Read more A glimpse inside the processing center at the heart of the border crisis Post journalists were given access to the U.S. Border Patrol’s Central Processing Center in McAllen, Tex., the facility that has brought accusations of “kids in cages.” Story by Arelis R. Hernández | Photos by Carolyn Van Houten · Read more Mr. Rogers is best known for what he meant to kids. But he meant a lot to parents, too. Grown-ups turned to Fred Rogers’s words time and again for advice about how to help their children through difficult times in their lives or in the society around them. By Caitlin Gibson · Read more Opinions The Scaramucci story ends like all the others: With a Trump tweetstorm By Catherine Rampell · Read more China misread the Hong Kong protests from the start. It’s time to get it right. By Editorial Board · Read more Would reparations for slavery be constitutional? By Charles Lane · Read more We’re in the middle of a revolution on death By Jon Meacham · Read more Trump’s claim that he supports legal immigration turns out to be a lie By Eugene Robinson · Read more How a newborn rhino could help to save his cousins from extinction By Barbara Durrant · Read more More News Fourth board member resigns from NRA in a sign of further upheaval Julie Golob, a professional sport shooter who was a face of women’s gun ownership, said she still supports the National Rifle Association’s “programs and sports.” By Tom Hamburger · Read more Campaign 2020 Bernie Sanders is making health care his defining issue. Will it work? The Vermont senator’s campaign is increasingly showcasing Medicare-for-all and attacking other plans. It’s not clear if the emboldened approach will help him or compound his troubles. By Sean Sullivan · Read more Opera legend Placido Domingo accused of sexual harassment Numerous women told the Associated Press that Domingo tried to pressure them into sexual relationships by dangling jobs and in some cases punishing them when they refused his advances. By Jocelyn Gecker | AP · Read more Today’s WorldView | Analysis Trump’s Arab allies turn against each other The spat between Saudi and UAE-backed forces in Yemen may be a sign of a growing split. By Ishaan Tharoor · Read more Ebola no longer ‘incurable,’ scientists say after discovery of two highly effective drugs The drugs have performed so well that health professionals will now administer them to every patient in the Congo. By Claire Parker · Read more Analysis Epstein’s case will be dismissed, but his death will have these far-reaching legal consequences Lawyers representing Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers have said their clients will continue to seek justice from the people they claim enabled his alleged abuse. By Deanna Paul · Read more |
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POLITICO PLAYBOOK
New ‘socialism’ polling, and Kevin Madden’s new gig
By ANNA PALMER and JAKE SHERMAN
08/13/2019 06:09 AM EDT
DRIVING THE DAY
NEW … UNLESS YOU’VE BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK, you’re well aware that Republicans are trying to make the 2020 elections about Democrats embracing socialism. Congressional leaders say it with regularity, and even President DONALD TRUMP dips his toe in these waters.
THE AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK — a center-right group that supports House GOP-linked policies — just conducted a relatively major research project, in which they polled 30 House districts: 10 that were Trump districts in 2016, 12 that were battlegrounds and eight suburban districts.
THE MAIN TAKEAWAYS are that socialism, broadly speaking, is unpopular, but Republicans have work to do if they want to tarnish some key Democratic proposals. Once voters hear about the agenda as framed by Republicans, 61% say it is socialist. Calling Democrats’ policies “socialist” causes a 10-point drop in their popularity.
— FOR EXAMPLE: Take ‘MEDICARE FOR ALL.’ When asked about supporting Medicare for All, and hearing it described as “guaranteed health care coverage regardless of … income, and every American’s health insurance would come from a single government-run plan,” 41% favor it, 55% oppose and 4% are unsure. When Republicans start describing it as causing “doctor shortages, longer wait times for urgent care and delays in access to the latest drugs for cancer and other serious diseases,” the numbers move to 34% favor and 60% oppose.
— THE ‘GREEN NEW DEAL’ is actually above water when described as a plan that “would work to address climate change and income inequality, and transition the United States from an economy built on fossil fuels to one driven by clean energy.” 48% favor, 46% oppose and 7% are unsure.
IT SINKS when Republicans start describing it as potentially costing “93 trillion dollars” and hiking energy bills by $3,000. It goes then to 32% support and 61% oppose. Polling memo… Poll deck
NEW … KEVIN MADDEN — a longtime Republican political hand and fixture on television — is leaving his job as a partner at Hamilton Place Strategies to join Arnold Ventures as EVP in charge of advocacy. Arnold Ventures is a philanthropic research and advocacy group founded by John Arnold, a billionaire Texan. The release
COMING ATTRACTIONS … Senate Minority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER is going to formally ask that TRUMP withdraw his request to spend $5 billion at the border, and instead spend the money on addressing “gun violence and violent white supremacist extremism,” according to a source familiar with the plans. SCHUMER will request the funding go to programs such as DHS counter-violent extremism programs, FBI domestic terrorism investigations and CDC gun violence research. This is an attempt to keep the heat on Republicans to do something on gun control. Democrats do have a bit of leverage over Republicans here, since they control the House and appropriations season is starting.
— SCHUMER in a statement to Playbook: “The dual scourges of gun violence and violent white supremacist extremism in this country are a national security threat plain and simple, and it’s time the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress starting treating them as such. Now Republicans and this administration need to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to addressing gun violence and stopping the rise of domestic terrorism, especially stemming from white supremacy. Democrats are prepared to work in a bipartisan fashion to respond to Director Wray’s clarion call on a briefing call with Senate Democrats last week for additional resources to address this national security crisis on our own soil.”
READING THE TEA LEAVES … K.C. STAR: “Pompeo in Overland Park: Nation’s top diplomat visits International House of Pancakes,” by Bryan Lowry
Good Tuesday morning.
HEADS UP … WSJ: “Stocks dropped across the world as protests in Hong Kong, a political shake-up in Argentina and global trade tensions put investors on the back foot.” WSJ
Professional golfer JOHN DALY posted a photo with TRUMP, with the geotag of Trump National Bedminster, where the president currently is taking vacation. The photo
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THE ZEITGEIST … WAPO’S TOLUSE OLORUNNIPA and ASHLEY PARKER: “‘Everything that we hold dear’: From race to plastic straws, Trump dials up culture wars in divisive play for 2020 votes”: “George W. Bush had ‘freedom fries,’ Sarah Palin had the ‘Big Gulp’ and Dan Quayle had the Hollywood portrayal of an unwed single mother named Murphy Brown.
“For President Trump, it’s paper straws — the latest addition to an ever-growing list of cultural flash points his campaign is seeking to highlight as part of a base-focused reelection effort. As cities and coffee chains across the country have adopted policies aimed at limiting environmental damage, the president’s campaign has targeted what it calls ‘liberal paper straws.’ It’s selling a Trump-branded plastic version as a fundraising tool. …
“From straws to wind turbines to socially conservative issues, Trump is deliberately amplifying public tensions by seizing on divisive topics to energize his base, according to campaign aides and White House advisers. The president is following much the same strategy that he pursued in 2016 — inserting himself into the issues his supporters are already discussing, and using blunt us-against-them language without regard to nuance or political correctness.” WaPo
WSJ’S VIVIAN SALAMA in London: “Bolton Says U.S. Strongly Backs Brexit Even if No EU Deal Is Reached”: “President Trump’s national security adviser said he told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the administration would strongly support the U.K.’s exit from the European Union in late October—deal or no deal.
“John Bolton was the highest level U.S. official to meet with Mr. Johnson during a visit Monday to London. Mr. Bolton held meetings with the country’s new government looking to kick-start trade and defense talks and convey the administration’s support amid uncertainty about what Britain’s exit from the EU would look like.
“Mr. Bolton told reporters that if Mr. Johnson decided to exit from the EU without a deal on Oct. 31, ‘We are supporting that enthusiastically.’ He said he told British officials: ‘That’s what I’m trying to convey. We’re with you, we’re with you.’” WSJ
ON EPSTEIN …
— A BIPARTISAN LETTER … House Judiciary Chairman JERRY NADLER (D-N.Y.) and ranking Republican Rep. DOUG COLLINS of Georgia sent a letter to Hugh Hurwitz, the acting director of the Bureau of Prisons, inquiring about Jeffrey Epstein’s death. The letter
— N.Y. POST: “Jeffrey Epstein was found hanging in his lower Manhattan jail cell with a bedsheet wrapped around his neck and secured to the top of a bunk bed, The Post has learned.
“The convicted pedophile, who was 6 feet tall, apparently killed himself by kneeling toward the floor and strangling himself with the makeshift noose, law enforcement sources said Monday. He hadn’t been checked on for several hours, sources said.” N.Y. Post
— NYT’S ALI WATKINS, KATIE BENNER and DANIELLE IVORY: “One of the two people guarding Jeffrey Epstein when he apparently hanged himself in a federal jail cell was not a full-fledged correctional officer, and neither guard had checked on Mr. Epstein for several hours before he was discovered, prison and law-enforcement officials said.” NYT
— READ THIS WHOLE THING … NYT’S JIM STEWART: “The Day Jeffrey Epstein Told Me He Had Dirt on Powerful People”: “If he was reticent about [his work for] Tesla, he was more at ease discussing his interest in young women. He said that criminalizing sex with teenage girls was a cultural aberration and that at times in history it was perfectly acceptable. He pointed out that homosexuality had long been considered a crime and was still punishable by death in some parts of the world. …
“About a week after that interview, Mr. Epstein called and asked if I’d like to have dinner that Saturday with him and Woody Allen. I said I’d be out of town. A few weeks after that, he asked me to join him for dinner with the author Michael Wolff and Donald J. Trump’s former adviser, Steve Bannon. I declined. (I don’t know if these dinners actually happened. Mr. Bannon has said he didn’t attend. Mr. Wolff and a spokeswoman for Mr. Allen didn’t respond to requests for comment on Monday.)” NYT
— ET TU, BDB? … NYT: “[New York Mayor Bill de Blasio] said in an interview that he did not understand how Mr. Epstein, who was facing multiple accusations of sexual abuse and sex trafficking and who had only recently been taken off suicide watch, was left unsupervised long enough in the federal jail in Manhattan so that he was in a position to end his own life.
‘It’s just too convenient,’ Mr. de Blasio said. ‘It’s too many pieces happening simultaneously that don’t fit.’” NYT
2020 WATCH …
— BOSTON GLOBE: “In New Hampshire, Bernie Sanders works to retain strong base of support,” by James Pindell in Wolfeboro, N.H.: “While most Democratic presidential candidates are worried about how they can build support, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may face a different task: how to retain as many supporters as he can from last time.
“In 2016, Sanders easily won the New Hampshire primary, defeating the eventual nominee, Hillary Clinton, with more than 60 percent of the vote. Given the current field of candidates, the math is clear: If he can convince just half of those voters to stick with him he could pull off another win. This might be why attending a Sanders campaign event in 2019 in some ways mimics a Donald Trump rally: lots of media-bashing, a reprisal of popular topics from his last campaign, and a lot of preaching to the converted.” Boston Globe
— HE’S GONE TRUMP! … “Sanders accuses The Post of biased coverage due to his criticism of Amazon, cites no evidence,” by WaPo’s Felicia Sonmez
— NYT’S KATIE GLUECK and JONATHAN MARTIN: “Joe Biden Knows He Says the Wrong Thing”: “Mr. Biden has a long history of verbal flubs and gaffes, so much so that he is comfortable making light of these self-inflicted errors. But he is also a proud man who has often talked about his own brand of speaking plainly and off-the-cuff. In recent weeks, he has expressed frustration to allies that his candidacy will suffer if he is judged too harshly on the slip-ups, which he thinks he can do little to correct so long as he is being true to himself.
“Some of his advisers said in interviews that they were privately nervous that his recent gaffe spree would become cemented into the larger narrative of the presidential race. They also say that Mr. Biden faces an unfair double standard.
“Yet there is a real political risk for Mr. Biden. Some party activists have already been worried that, at 76, he may be too old to go toe-to-toe with Mr. Trump, who is 73, and win. If the accumulation of verbal missteps continues, some Democrats say, it will eventually sow doubts about what many primary voters believe is Mr. Biden’s biggest strength: that he is best positioned to beat Mr. Trump.” NYT
LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ: “Latino Victory names new executive director”: “Latino Victory, the progressive political action committee, is naming a new executive director on Tuesday as its interim president, Melissa Mark-Viverito, steps aside to run for Congress.
“The organization, which is dedicated to electing Latinos up and down the ballot, announced that Mayra Macías would take the helm in the newly created position of executive director. Mark-Viverito, former speaker of the New York City Council, has served as interim president for five months but will resign effective Tuesday to run for an open House seat in a New York district that is heavily Democratic.” POLITICO
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THE PRESIDENT’S TUESDAY … TRUMP will leave Bedminster for the airport at 11:30 a.m. He will fly to Pittsburgh for a visit to Monaca, Pa., about 40 minutes north of the city (AP preview). He will arrive at the Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemical Complex at 1:35 p.m. for a tour. At 2:10 p.m., he will speak about “America’s Energy Dominance and Manufacturing Revival.” At 3:40 p.m., he will leave Pittsburgh for New Jersey. He will land back at Bedminster by 5:10 p.m.
— YAHOO’S ALEXANDER NAZARYAN: “Inside Trump’s plan to save Appalachia: Mountains of plastic, rivers of radioactive waste and billions of Chinese dollars”
PLAYBOOK READS
THE STEP BACK ON HONG KONG … NYT’S JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ and AMY QIN: “Protests Put Hong Kong on Collision Course with China’s Communist Party”: “As anti-government demonstrations escalate in Hong Kong, each side is staking out increasingly polarized positions, making it difficult to find a path to compromise between the protesters and China’s ruling Communist Party.
“The demonstrations, which began as a fight against a bill that would have allowed Hong Kong residents to be extradited to the mainland, have more broadly morphed into a call for free elections, which largely do not exist in China. To Beijing, it would be a direct challenge to the leadership, tantamount to losing control of Hong Kong.” NYT
— THE LATEST: “China media says Hong Kong protesters are ‘asking for self-destruction’ as military assembles nearby,” by CNBC’s Grace Shao
TRADE WARS — “China’s Xi gets tougher on Trump after new tariff threat,” by AP’s Joe McDonald in Beijing: “Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down.
“Beijing fired what economists called a ‘warning shot’ at Washington by letting its yuan currency weaken in response to President Donald Trump’s latest threat of more punitive import duties on Sept. 1. Chinese buyers canceled multibillion-dollar purchases of U.S. soybeans. Regulators are threatening to place American companies on an ‘unreliable entities’ list that might face curbs on their operations.” AP
NOW YOU TELL US! … HARRY REID op-ed: “The Filibuster Is Suffocating the Will of the American People”
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MEDIAWATCH — THE DAILY BEAST: “NYT Top Editor: Trump Racism Headline Was a ‘F*cking Mess’”: “New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet admitted Monday that the paper can and should do a better job covering race in the era of President Donald Trump.
“During a hastily arranged meeting, lasting well over an hour, top Times leadership addressed the paper’s staff about public criticism the outlet has faced in recent weeks centering around its coverage of Trump, race, and politics.” Daily Beast
— *CLICK* … MEDIAITE: “CNN’s Chris Cuomo Filmed Erupting at Heckler Who Called Him ‘Fredo’: ‘I’ll F*cking Ruin Your Sh*t’”
— MICHAEL CALDERONE: “[Former New York and NYT Magazine editor] Adam Moss is heading to the Shorenstein Center this fall as a fellow to ‘lead a group project that focuses on building a better political media landscape.’”
— Maryland Public Television is dusting off “The McLaughlin Group” under a new host, Tom Rogan. Longtime regulars Pat Buchanan, Eleanor Clift and Clarence Page will be back as panelists. The show will air in Maryland on Friday evenings and Saturday evenings beginning Sept. 6, then go nationwide beginning in January 2020.
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SPOTTED: Reps. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) on a Delta flight from Detroit to DCA on Monday evening.
COMMERCE DEPARTURE LOUNGE — Peter Davidson is now the first deputy dean for strategic initiatives at George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School. He previously was general counsel at Commerce.
TRANSITION — Lorella Praeli will be president of Community Change Action and VP of Community Change. She most recently headed the ACLU’s national immigration program and also led the Hillary Clinton campaign’s Latino voter outreach.
WEDDING — Jessica Franks, director of government relations at the Edison Electric Institute and a John Boehner alum, and Gregory Owens, a cybersecurity engineer, got married Aug. 2 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill, with a reception at the Army and Navy Club in Farragut Square. Her father, former Rep. Gary Franks (R-Conn.), walked her down the aisle. Pic … Another pic
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Karine Jean-Pierre, chief public affairs officer at MoveOn. What she’s reading currently: “I actually just finished writing my own book, ‘Moving Forward.’ It comes out on Nov. 5, so a lot of my time has been spent on reading and editing for that. I am really looking forward to reading Ibram X. Kendi’s new book, ‘How to Be an Antiracist,’ but the most recent book I’ve finished has to be ‘Goodnight Moon,’ my daughter’s favorite book. As many parents will understand, by my estimate, we’ve just finished reading it for the 200th time.” Playbook Plus Q&A
BIRTHDAYS: Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.) is 7-0 … Sarah Huckabee Sanders is 37 (hat tip: Judd Deere) … former Fed Chair Janet Yellen is 73 … Molly Henneberg … Vanessa Lindlaw … Sam Champion is 58 … former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders is 86 … Nate Jablow … Addy Baird … Josh Romney is 44 … Jim Spiegelman, the Aspen Institute’s VP and COS … Kelly Rzendzian of the Commerce Department … Allison Lessne of BlackRock … Tim Johnson … Nora McAlvanah … Sara Sorcher, deputy editor of WaPo’s PowerPost … Jamestown Associates CEO Larry Weitzner … Jeremy Bash, a founder and managing director of Beacon Global Strategies … Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank chief executive and nominee to lead the IMF, is 66 … Catherine Trinh Michael, SVP of public affairs at NFIB … Grace Davis, assistant to Newt Gingrich, is 22 (h/t boyfriend Steve Beynon) …
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THE HILL
| © Getty Images Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Happy Tuesday! Our newsletter gets you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Co-creators are Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver (CLICK HERE to subscribe!). On Twitter, find us at @asimendinger and @alweaver22. |
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The Trump administration moved on Monday to build an
administrative wall to limit migrants seeking to legally become citizens
or permanent legal residents of the United States, carrying out the
president’s vow to discourage poor and low-skilled immigrants who have
used or might one day need federal benefits, such as food stamps or
Medicaid.
Touting a new rule set to take effect in October, the
administration redefined what it means to be a “public charge” to make
it easier for the government to reject immigrants applying to become
green card holders or citizens (The Hill).
And even before its release, anticipation that a new policy
was coming has had the effect of discouraging immigrants in the United
States from seeking benefits the law provides for fear of complicating
their status or increasing risks of deportation. Critics of the policy
say Trump’s immigration advisers sought both outcomes.
“The process to identify someone’s likelihood to use benefits is skewed to create denials,” the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, said in a Monday blog analysis
critical of the changes, including the concept that officials can gaze
into the future and know who is likely to tap federal or state benefits.
“Fewer legal immigrants will receive approvals. … Fewer
legal immigrants will come legally to the United States. … U.S. citizens
will be separated from their spouses and children,” Cato’s David Bier wrote.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency
within the Department of Homeland Security, issued the new criteria
that will bend the process in favor of higher-skilled, high-income
immigrants Trump favors. The White House has long sought openings to
weed out immigrants perceived as dependent on U.S. taxpayer benefits (The Washington Post). “I don’t want to have anyone coming in that’s on welfare,” the president told Breitbart News in a March interview. “We have a problem, because we have politicians that are not strong, or they have bad intentions, or they want to get votes, because they think if [immigrants] come in they’re going to vote Democrat, you know, for the most part,” Trump said. “I don’t like the idea of people coming in and going on welfare for 50 years, and that’s what they want to be able to do — and it’s no good.” Monday’s policy changes, which Trump’s immigration advisers believe are supported by his base, are key in a reelection campaign that is returning to themes that worked for Trump in 2016 and draw contrasts with Democrats. The president argues that 2020 Democrats who want his job favor “open borders,” and what he argues are handouts to undocumented immigrants paid for by hard-working American taxpayers. Trump points to California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) as an example. In July, the state became the first in the nation to offer health benefits to undocumented adult immigrants (NPR). Ken Cuccinelli, the director of USCIS and a former Virginia attorney general, told reporters at the White House on Monday that the United States should favor immigrants “who can stand on their own two feet, who will not be reliant on the welfare system, especially in the age of the modern welfare state, which is so expansive and expensive” (The New York Times). House Democrats were aware that Trump’s new rule was being drafted and sought in June to block it legislatively. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) just returned from El Salvador and Guatemala with House lawmakers after a trip focused on immigration issues. Commenting after touring a migrant detention facility in Texas, Pelosi on Sunday said immigration reform legislation, which has zero political momentum in the GOP-controlled Senate, is Congress’s “moral responsibility” (The Associated Press). Time: Immigration advocates vow to fight Trump’s restrictions on green cards. Politico: The Los-Angeles based pro-immigrant National Immigration Law Center says it will file suit. Santa Clara County in California is considering litigation. |
| LEADING THE DAY |
| POLITICS & CAMPAIGNS: For more than three months, former Vice President Joe Biden has been the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in large part because primary voters believe he is the best equipped candidate to take on Trump. That argument is now coming under question after his weekend in Iowa was consumed by a pair of gaffes, potentially undercutting the central argument for his candidacy. As Amie Parnes writes, while campaigning in Iowa, Biden said he met with students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during his time as vice president despite leaving office more than a year before the shooting in Parkland, Fla. That blunder followed another two days earlier when Biden, 76, told an audience of Asian and Hispanic voters that “poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.” In both instances, the former vice president quickly corrected himself, but the rash of gaffes have poked holes in Biden’s argument that he is the most electable candidate in the very crowded Democratic primary field. The gaffes are intensifying fears that Biden is too old for the job and creating new openings for other candidates including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). “The substance of individual gaffes may be negligible but they’re a proxy for his political endurance, which some feel is waning, particularly as Warren is creeping up in the polls,” said Basil Smikle, a Democratic strategist and the former executive director of the New York State Democratic Party. The New York Times: Joe Biden knows he says the wrong thing. Politico: Can Kamala Harris catch Biden and Warren in Iowa? Josh Kraushaar: Warren would have to defy history to prevail over Biden. Gerald F. Seib, The Wall Street Journal: Trump’s primary advantage: No real competition. The Washington Post: Bernie Sanders is making health care his defining issue. Will it work? |
| © Getty Images > Trump troubles: The president is showing a major vulnerability with one key group of the electorate less than 15 months out from election day: suburban voters. As Niall Stanage says in his latest “Memo,” a new analysis by NBC News showed that Trump has been underwater with suburban voters in five out of six NBC News-Wall Street Journal polls conducted this year. That finding comports with other surveys that show Trump performing poorly with some of the key voting blocs that populate the nation’s suburbs, headlined by his troubles with white women and white college graduates. Those dynamics make Trump’s path to reelection a steep one, experts say. “We are a long way off from November 2020, but my general sense is that it is going to be very tough for him to reverse the Democratic trends in the suburbs,” said Terry Madonna, a professor of public affairs and a polling expert at Franklin & Marshall College in the electorally crucial state of Pennsylvania. > Gabbard off the trail: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) announced Monday that she will take a two-week hiatus from her presidential campaign to report for active duty and take part in a two-week joint training exercise in Indonesia. “We’ll be doing a training exercise with the Indonesian military, focused on a few different things like counterterrorism, humanitarian aid and disaster response and joining my brothers and sisters from the Hawaii National Guard in doing so,” Gabbard told CBS News. A three-term House member, Gabbard served two tours in the Middle East with the Hawaii Army National Guard, including a deployment to Iraq in 2004 and 2005. Gabbard has made her service in uniform a central part of her campaign, along with her anti-war stance. She made waves during the July presidential debates when she confronted Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) for actions undertaken during her tenure as California attorney general. While nine candidates have qualified for the debate stage by reaching both the polling and donor thresholds, Gabbard is one of two — along with former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro — to meet just the donor prerequisite for the debate. Castro needs one more poll to meet the polling threshold, while Gabbard needs three more. The New York Times: After El Paso shooting, will voters revisit Beto O’Rourke? The Houston Chronicle editorial board, urging a Senate run by O’Rourke against incumbent John Cornyn (R): “Beto come home. Texas needs you.” The Wall Street Journal: Democrats launch Texas offensive with redistricting in mind. The Hill: Report says eight states to use paperless voting in 2020 despite security concerns. |
| IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES |
| WHITE HOUSE & ADMINISTRATION: The Trump administration moved Monday to finalize changes in regulations that will weaken how it applies the 45-year-old Endangered Species Act, which is credited with saving animals and plants from what scientists said would have been extinction. According to The Associated Press: “Under the enforcement changes, officials for the first time will be able to publicly attach a cost to saving an animal or plant. Blanket protections for creatures newly listed as threatened will be removed. Among several other changes, the action could allow the government to disregard the possible impact of climate change, which conservation groups call a major and growing threat to wildlife.” Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and other top administration officials pushed back on criticism that the new regulations, which are administered by multiple agencies, will harm wildlife, insisting that the changes improve efficiency. “The best way to uphold the Endangered Species Act is to do everything we can to ensure it remains effective in achieving its ultimate goal — recovery of our rarest species,” Bernhardt said in a statement. “An effectively administered Act ensures more resources can go where they will do the most good: on-the-ground conservation.” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross contended that the move “fit squarely” in the president’s call for “easing the regulatory burden” on Americans while not sacrificing efforts to protect endangered species. Under the enforcement changes, officials for the first time will be able to publicly attach a cost to saving an animal or plant. Blanket protections for creatures newly listed as threatened will be removed. Among several other changes, the action could allow the government to disregard the possible impact of climate change, which conservation groups call a major and growing threat to wildlife. The 1973 law has been credited with saving various animals that were under environmental threat, including the bald eagle, grizzly bear and the American alligator (The New York Times). |
| © Getty Images > SecDef abroad: Defense Secretary Mike Esper stressed the importance of U.S. alliances during his inaugural foreign trip as the Pentagon’s chief, a message undercut by Trump, who disparaged U.S. allies during Esper’s trip. Trump complained that South Korea should pay a bigger share of the cost of housing U.S. troops overseas, and then reportedly mocked allies South Korea, Japan and the European Union, even mimicking Japanese and Korean accents before praising North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un (The Hill). Elsewhere in the administration … First lady Melania Trump announced Monday that that White House is gearing up for the Christmas season, and her team is calling on volunteers to lend a hand. A press release by the White House encouraged individuals who are “interested in volunteering to decorate the White House or serve as a greeter during the Holiday Open Houses” to reach out to the White House (The Hill). |
| OPINION |
| Trump’s backfiring trade policy, by Uri Dadush and Laurence Kotlikoff, opinion contributors, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2Z5mNx6 Progressives’ shaming of Trump supporters won’t work, by Kathleen Parker, columnist The Washington Post. https://wapo.st/2YZjyac |
| WHERE AND WHEN |
| Hill.TV’s “Rising” at 9 a.m. EDT features David Pakman, host, The David Pakman Show, talking about the presidential race; journalist Gordon Chang, on the trade war with China; and College Plus CEO Terren Klein, who unpacks a weekly survey of college students regarding the 2020 election. Find Hill.TV programming at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m. The House and Senate continue to meet in pro forma sessions but are not scheduled to return for votes until Sept. 9. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Democratic colleagues will hold a press event at 11:30 a.m. to call for Senate action on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, which the House passed in March. The bill would prohibit a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. C-SPAN covers the remarks. The president, who is on a working vacation in New Jersey, travels to Monaca, Pa., to speak at 2:10 p.m. about energy and manufacturing at the Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex in the western part of the state where voters are important to his campaign for reelection. Trump will promote turning natural gas into plastics (The Associated Press). Economic indicators: The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release reports on the U.S. consumer price index for July and real earnings last month, both at 8:30 a.m. The Working Families Party begins a series of live question-and-answer sessions that continues through August with 2020 presidential candidates, beginning at 6 p.m. ET with Warren. Information is HERE. |
| ELSEWHERE |
| ➔ Hong Kong: *** BREAKING this morning *** Protesters today clogged the airport in Hong Kong for a second day after it reopened (The Associated Press) and the airport authority suspended all check-in services for departing flights, news outlets reported. Heated arguments broke out between passengers and demonstrators (The Washington Post). On Monday, authorities canceled more than 200 flights at one of Asia’s major travel hubs because of the ongoing dissent, pegged to political demands, including calls for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to step down. The increasingly violent protests have plunged the former British colony into its most serious crisis in decades, presenting Chinese leader Xi Jinping with a significant challenge (Reuters) … Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned China on Monday not to overreact against the protestors, who he said are defending their “autonomy and freedom … The world is watching,” he tweeted … The United Nations also urged Hong Kong to use restraint and to investigate the use of excessive force (Reuters). ➔ Afghanistan: The United States and the Taliban wrapped up their eighth round of peace talks on Monday, with no deal announced (The Associated Press). ➔ Economy: If there’s an early warning indicator to study from past U.S. recessions, it might be the inverted yield curve. Here’s why economists are paying attention now (The Wall Street Journal). … Several indicators suggest the chances of a recession in the next year are rising, in no small part because of Trump’s trade policy (The Hill). ➔ Russia: Five scientists were killed this month and others injured in a suspected nuclear missile accident in Russia, officials said, but Moscow says it will continue developing new weapons (Reuters). Radiation levels in the Russian city of Severodvinsk rose by up to 16 times on Aug. 8 after an accident that authorities said involved a rocket test on a sea platform, Russia’s state weather agency said on Tuesday. Greenpeace has said radiation levels rose by 20 times (Reuters). |
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| THE CLOSER |
| And finally … Be sure to take 10 minutes today to read a fascinating story about identical twin girls born in China, one stolen for adoption and eventually raised in Texas and the other raised by her birth parents in Hunan Province. The twins, Esther and Shuangjie, now teenagers, and their families met for the first time in February in China, thanks to efforts spanning eight years by Barbara Demick, a national correspondent with the Los Angeles Times. |
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AG Barr to Push for Death Penalty for Mass Shooters and Cop Killers At the Fraternal Order of Police conference in New Orleans yesterday, AG William Barr announced that he would be advocating for legislation that would seek the death penalty for those who carry out mass shootings or kill police officers. Fox News provided quotes from Barr’s speech, below: “This administration will not tolerate violence against police, and we will do all we can to protect the safety of law enforcement officers,” said Barr, who had a tough-on-crime approach in his previous stint as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer in the early 1990s. “I will share with you one proposal that we will be advancing after Labor Day. We will be proposing legislation providing that in cases of mass murder, or in cases of murder of a law enforcement officer, there will be a timetable for judicial proceedings that will allow imposition of any death sentence without undue delay. “Punishment must be swift and certain.” DHS Issues Rule Disqualifying Legal Immigrants from Receiving Green Card If on Certain Forms of Public Assistance In an attempt to “tighten” the US immigration system, the Department of Homeland Security, under the auspices of the Trump administration, recently issued a rule that would preclude legal immigrants from receiving permanent residency status if they were to collect certain forms of public assistance. From The Wall Street Journal: “The use or potential use of a benefits program such as Medicaid, some types of housing assistance or food stamps could disqualify an applicant. “Through the public charge rule, President Trump’s administration is reinforcing the ideals of self-sufficiency and personal responsibility,” Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said at the White House… The use of several other benefits—including school lunch programs, homeless shelters, food pantries and the Children’s Health Insurance Program—won’t disqualify applicants. Pregnant women and children who rely on Medicaid are also exempt from the rule. The rule doesn’t affect humanitarian-based programs for refugees and asylum seekers.” Cucinelli also elaborated that when making a determination regarding someone’s eligibility for a green card that someone’s “totality of circumstances” would be considered. The rule is expected to be challenged in court by Democratic State Attorney Generals. Protests Continue at Hong Kong Airport Anti-government demonstrators have been actively protesting in Hong Kong since early June in response to a new law out of China that would have permitted extraditions to China, where the courts are currently overseen by the Communist Party. The protests have spiraled into a larger statement on Hong Kong’s antipathy to Chinese rule, which it returned to in the late nineties after Great Britain ceded control to Beijing. From New York Times: “Anti-government demonstrators staged another protest at Hong Kong’s airport on Tuesday, as the city’s embattled leader pleaded for order after days of escalating chaos, mass flight cancellations and violent street clashes. The latest demonstration came a day after protesters stormed the cavernous arrivals and departures halls at Hong Kong International Airport, effectively shuttering the transportation hub, one of the world’s busiest. They had also staged a three-day sit-in in the arrivals hall over the weekend that did not noticeably disrupt services… [Since early June, the protests] have…morphed into a call for free elections, which largely do not exist in China, and spiraled into Hong Kong’s worst political crisis since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Beijing, which views the unrest as a direct challenge to its authority over the semiautonomous Chinese territory, has warned the protesters to stand down and has leaned on Hong Kong’s political and business elite to close ranks behind Mrs. Lam, a career civil servant.” What I’m Reading Today The Poetic Justice of Epstein’s Demise (The Federalist) Joe Biden is Wrong. There’s No Evidence that Assault-Weapon Bans Work. (National Review) No, President Trump Should Not Commute Rod Blagojevich’s Corruption Sentence (The Federalist) On Ferguson, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris Told a Terrible Lie (National Review) The Legal Clause That Makes Brexiteers Furious – and Why They Have a Point (The Atlantic) Beauty Recommendations for the Week: Primer Edition For Reducing Redness: Skin to Die For Redness Reducing Treatment Primer, Peter Roth, $38 For Reducing Shine: Pro Filt’r Mattifying Primer, FENTY by Rihanna, $32 For Reducing Appearance of Fine Lines: Pore Corrector Anti-Aging Primer, Algenist, $42 BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist. |
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Keep up with Trump on CDN’s President’s Schedule … President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Tuesday, August 13, 2019 is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Data Show Tom Steyer Is Attempting To Buy His Way Onto Democratic Debate Stage By Chris White – Billionaire Tom Styer is pulling out all the stops to earn a spot on the next Democratic debate, including spending more cash on social media than every other presidential candidate combined. Steyer spent $1.2 million on Facebook ads between Aug. 4 and Aug. 10, which is more than South Bend, … Data Show Tom Steyer Is Attempting To Buy His Way Onto Democratic Debate Stage is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » FBI Agents Raid Epstein’s ‘Pedophile Island’ By Shelby Talcott – FBI agents raided Jeffrey Epstein’s Virgin Islands home Monday, two days after the alleged child sex trafficker committed suicide in a Manhattan jail. Epstein was arrested in July on sex trafficking charges. He was a convicted sex offender in Florida and had previously served time in jail for procuring a … FBI Agents Raid Epstein’s ‘Pedophile Island’ is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Russia Warns Google Not To Advertise Videos Of ‘Illegal’ Political Protests By Audrey Conklin – Russia warned Google in a Sunday letter not to advertise videos of what was reportedly the country’s biggest political protest in eight years. The letter came a day after over a thousand protesters took to the streets of Moscow on Saturday calling for free and fair local elections; 311 people … Russia Warns Google Not To Advertise Videos Of ‘Illegal’ Political Protests is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Here Are Four Dubious Claims In Bruce Ohr’s FBI Notes By Chuck Ross – Bruce Ohr’s FBI interview notes contain at least four dubious allegations that Christopher Steele and Glenn Simpson provided the Justice Department official. Ohr relayed details of his interactions with Steele and Simpson during 12 separate debriefings in 2016 and 2017. The Justice Department provided the notes to Judicial Watch on … Here Are Four Dubious Claims In Bruce Ohr’s FBI Notes is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Even Vox Says Warren, Harris Were Wrong To Say Michael Brown Was Murdered By White Cop By Chuck Ross – Liberal website Vox.com on Monday called out Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris for falsely claiming that former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson murdered Michael Brown during an incident that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement. On Friday, the five year anniversary of Brown’s death, Warren alleged that … Even Vox Says Warren, Harris Were Wrong To Say Michael Brown Was Murdered By White Cop is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Red-Flag Gun Control Warnings, Really? By Amanda Alverez – Red-Flag Warnings, Really?If you live in a Democrat controlled stronghold like California, ‘fake’ red-flag warnings are a daily – even multi-daily event. When will some entrepreneur eventually make a profitable business based upon Democrat ‘fake’ red-flag warnings? You see, Democrats believe they must drive the daily media agendas to … Red-Flag Gun Control Warnings, Really? is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Epstein Rubbed Out – Grrr Graphics – Ben Garrison Cartoon By Ben Garrison – Epstein was suicided after being taken off of suicide watch. The surveillance camera allegedly malfunctioned. There were no recordings. The guards weren’t watching. Someone wanted Epstein dead, or at least removed and disappeared. The photo of the body at the hospital didn’t look like Epstein—not exactly. This is the kind … Epstein Rubbed Out – Grrr Graphics – Ben Garrison Cartoon is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Chuck Schumer Wants a Background Check for Bulletproof Vest Sales By Whitney Tipton – Democratic New York Sen. Chuck Schumer announced plans Sunday to introduce a bill requiring the FBI to approve body armor sales to civilians. The legislation would establish approval standards overseen by the FBI for civilians to purchase body armor, which includes bulletproof vests, which the gunman wore in the Dayton, … Chuck Schumer Wants a Background Check for Bulletproof Vest Sales is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Protesters Forced Hong Kong International Airport To Cancel Most Flights By Audrey Conklin – Hong Kong protesters forced one of the world’s busiest airports to close Monday. Protesters were responding to reports of police brutality used against demonstrators on Sunday. Demonstrations against a bill that would extradite Hong Kong residents convicted of crimes to mainland China have been going on since June. Thousands of protesters … Protesters Forced Hong Kong International Airport To Cancel Most Flights is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Trump Administration Rule Limits Public Assistance to Immigrants By R. Mitchell – The Trump administration released a final rule Monday that requires non-citizens in this country to be self-sufficient and not a strain on public resources. An alien who receives public benefits above a certain threshold is known as a “public charge” and aliens will be barred from entering the United States … Trump Administration Rule Limits Public Assistance to Immigrants is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » William Barr Has A Message For Jeffrey Epstein’s Co-Conspirators By Chuck Ross – Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he was “appalled” by Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide over the weekend, but urged that the millionaire pedophile’s co-conspirators “should not rest easy.” “This sex trafficking case was very important to the Department of Justice and to me personally,” Barr said during a speech … William Barr Has A Message For Jeffrey Epstein’s Co-Conspirators is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » I’m A Trump Voter: Patriotic, Quiet, Peaceful And Seething By Dave King – The filthy left in America is intentionally taking criminal, apolitical actions (shootings and beatings are the most recent mode of leftist political operation) and turning these traditionally non-political actions into the new politics of the Democrat party. They are turning these things into political actions for the sake of being … I’m A Trump Voter: Patriotic, Quiet, Peaceful And Seething is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Anti-Sex Trafficking Activist Says ‘No Question’ Trump Has Done More Than Previous Presidents By Mary Margaret Olohan – Anti-sex trafficking activist and filmmaker Jaco Booyens told Fox News host Mark Levin there is “no question” President Donald Trump has done more than previous presidents to address sex trafficking. Booyens discussed Trump’s background fighting sex trafficking in a segment of “Life, Liberty and Levin” that aired Sunday. He also … Anti-Sex Trafficking Activist Says ‘No Question’ Trump Has Done More Than Previous Presidents is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » With Friends Like These… – A.F. Branco Cartoon By A.F. Branco – We once again find the Clinton’s in full-blown denial, this time in regard to any involvement in the Epstein suicide. Political cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019. 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Good morning,Twenty percent (20%) of voters nationwide believe restaurant and hotel owners should be allowed to refuse service for those with different political views. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that 69% disagree and 11% are not sure.When
asked about specific groups of people, 19% said it would be legally and
morally acceptable for a retail business owner to deny service to
illegal immigrants. Additionally, 13% to 15% said it would be legally
and morally acceptable to refuse service for Trump Supporters,
Christians, Atheists, the poor, Members
of the LBGTQ community, Opponents of Donald Trump, White people and
Black people.To solve the problems facing the United States, 73%
of voters believe we should build upon the many strengths of our
Constitutional system while making gradual and modest changes to address
specific problems. Another 27% disagree and see our Constitutional
system as deeply flawed. They want the federal government to
fundamentally transform the economy and our nation.Gradual
and modest change is preferred by 83% of Republicans, 76% of
Independents, and 61% of Democrats. It’s also supported by 90% of senior
citizens and 59% of
voters under 35.While
voters want gradual and modest change in the political arena, the same
is not true for the country. When thinking about the country as a
whole—including the government, private sector, and popular culture—45%
believe change is happening too slowly while just 20% say it’s coming
too fast. Seventeen percent (17%) say the rate of change is about right
and 18% are not sure.Voters may be more comfortable with societal change rather than political change because 60% recognize that Americans have more power acting as consumers than they do as voters. Only 13% believe they
have more control through the political process.Our weekly poll found that 43% of voters nationwide now believe President Trump should be impeached and removed from office.
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for most of the year. The latest survey shows that 42% disagree and 14%
are not sure.Support
for impeachment increased a few points after each public appearance by
former Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Both times, however, the level of
support quickly returned to earlier levels. Our latest daily update of the Democratic race
found Joe Biden supported by 30% and Bernie Sanders by 16%. Senator
Elizabeth Warren remains the only other candidate in double digits at
10%. Senator Kamala Harris has slipped to 6%, barely ahead of Mayor Pete
Buttigieg (5%) and former Congressman Beto O’Rourke (4%). New numbers tonight at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.Finally, today’s Number of the Day
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FIRST READ: It’s crunch time for the remaining Dems to qualify for the third presidential debate
Two weeks before the qualification deadline, Democratic presidential candidates are racing – and spending money – for the right to make the third debate in September.
Tom Steyer, who joined the 2020 field just a month ago, spent $1.2 million on Facebook ads in the last week alone, per NBC’s Ben Kamisar.
And that’s on top of the millions he’s already dropped on TV ads in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Kirsten Gillibrand, who’s been in the race since January, is up with a $1 million-plus advertising buy in Iowa and New Hampshire.
And she had more than $8 million in the bank as of June 30 to spend (due to transfers from her Senate account).
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So far, according to NBC’s count, nine Democrats have qualified to make that third debate stage – by raising money from 130,000 unique donors AND reaching at least 2 percent in four qualifying polls all by Aug. 28.
Those nine: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Beto O’Rourke, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar and Andrew Yang.
So the field is going to be cut in half – more or less – by September.
And those who haven’t made it are acting as if their candidacies hinge on making the debate stage.
Because they do.
One other thing: It’s no coincidence that Steyer – via his big bucks over the airwaves in Iowa and New Hampshire – is now closer to qualifying for the third debates than other candidates who have spent more time campaigning on the ground.
Hong Kong protests shut down airport — again.
Meanwhile, here’s a story – thousands of miles away – that’s worth watching.
“All check-in services at Hong Kong airport’s main terminal shut down for a second day on Tuesday after protesters blocked the entrance of the building,” per Reuters and the AP.
“Unrest has roiled the Chinese semi-autonomous region for 10 weeks this summer, as thousands of residents chafe at a perceived erosion of freedoms and autonomy under Beijing’s rule.”
And: “The increasingly violent demonstrations plunged the Asian financial hub into its most serious crisis in decades, presenting Chinese leader Xi Jinping with one of his biggest challenges since he came to power in 2012.”
2020 VISION: Mark Sanford heads to New Hampshire
It sure seems like former South Carolina Gov. and Congressman Mark Sanford is getting closer and closer to a GOP primary challenge against President Trump.
“Mark Sanford, still mulling a possible 2020 presidential bid, will travel to New Hampshire on Tuesday as he nears a final decision on launching a serious run against Donald Trump,” the Charleston Post and Courier writes.
More: “In an interview with The Post and Courier, the former South Carolina congressman and governor said his trip to the key early presidential primary state will not include public events.
Instead, he will be ‘quietly having meetings’ with individuals he trusts to give him honest feedback on the best political path forward.”
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On the campaign trail today: Bernie Sanders continues his swing through New Hampshire, hitting Berlin and Littleton… Pete Buttigieg delivers his Iowa State Fair Soapbox speech… And Julian Castro also stumps in the Hawkeye State, holding a housing town hall in Des Moines and a meet-and-greet in Marshalltown.
Dispatches
from NBC’s embeds: Kamala Harris is leaving her Iowa swing with quite the prize.
NBC’s Maura Barrett and Priscilla Thompson report: “Kamala Harris rolls away with one of the biggest endorsements in the Iowa caucus to date, from the Asian-Latino Coalition. The group boasts 400 members of diverse backgrounds, in addition to a large membership of Caucasian voters who regularly attend candidate events, which have become a key stop for presidential hopefuls early in their campaigns.”
Bernie Sanders continued to discuss his press coverage during town halls. NBC’s Gary Grumbach reports from New Hampshire, “’I talk about that all of the time and then I wonder why the Washington Post which is owned Jeff Bezos- who owns Amazon, doesn’t write particularly good articles about me,’ Sanders said. ‘I guess maybe we helped raise the minimum wage at Amazon to 15 bucks an hour, as well. Maybe that’s why the Washington Post is not endeared to me, I don’t know.’”
TWEET OF THE DAY: Where have we heard this before?
DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is… 36 percentage points
36 percentage points.
That’s the gap between the share of Republicans who think that abortion should be legal in all or most cases (34 percent) and the share of Democrats who say the same (70 percent), according to new data from PRRI.
The 36-point partisan gap is LARGER than it was in 2014, when the gap stood at 28 percent.
The same survey found that, despite new legal pushes in red states to ban abortion outright, only 22 percent of Republicans say abortion should be illegal in all cases. In fact, there is no state in which more than 25 percent of residents say abortion should always be illegal.
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| Hong Kong is ‘going to be a bloodbath’ as Beijing issues final warning Posted: 12 Aug 2019 11:50 PM PDT State-run Chinese media sent its harshest warning yet to millions of protesters in Hong Kong today, saying they are “asking for self-destruction.” The implication is clear: Disperse and stand down or the death that follows from the Chinese military will be on the victims, at least from Beijing’s perspective. Calling it “self destruction” means the […] The post Hong Kong is ‘going to be a bloodbath’ as Beijing issues final warning appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Even ‘tough’ guy progressive Chris Cuomo is addicted to the race card Posted: 12 Aug 2019 10:22 PM PDT There’s a sickness spreading across America. No, that sickness isn’t racism even though there are strange racial tensions fermenting all around us. It’s a racism that goes in both directions unlike the hideous anti-minority racism of the past. Today, racism is happening across the board. But the sickness that’s spreading is one uniquely associated with […] The post Even ‘tough’ guy progressive Chris Cuomo is addicted to the race card appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| ‘Fredo’ is a pejorative, not a racial slur Posted: 12 Aug 2019 09:54 PM PDT It’s ironic that I call my brother “Fredo” all the time. We’re not Italian, but the intent of my label is that even though he’s my older brother, I’m the one he always has to turn to for help. Like the relationship between Michael Corleone and his older brother Fredo in the first two The Godfather […] The post ‘Fredo’ is a pejorative, not a racial slur appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Insane California public school curriculum pushes further from the truth Posted: 12 Aug 2019 06:26 PM PDT Who benefits from capitalism? All Americans. Which races are harmed the most by capitalism? None, because capitalism has absolutely, positively nothing to do with race. But this is just one of many changes to public school curricula in progressive California. It’s as if they’ve bought in wholly to the notion that we must create a […] The post Insane California public school curriculum pushes further from the truth appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| President Trump’s defunding of Planned Parenthood moves forward Posted: 12 Aug 2019 06:02 PM PDT Next week, Lord willing, President Trump’s plan to remove $60 from Planned Parenthood Title X funding will go into effect, greatly hampering the abortion giant’s ability to spread hatred and fear. It’s a move that’s being contested in courts, but unless something strange comes to light between now and then, the rule will go into […] The post President Trump’s defunding of Planned Parenthood moves forward appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| The immigration welfare law isn’t new. Democrats passed it and Clinton signed it in 1996. Posted: 12 Aug 2019 05:29 PM PDT Lost in the mix of unhinged progressive media reports that “racist” President Trump is being mean to immigrants who depend on welfare is an inconvenient fact: It was passed by Democrats and signed into law in 1996. The bipartisan Immigration and Nationality Act was intended to prevent immigrants from becoming permanent burdens on the welfare system […] The post The immigration welfare law isn’t new. Democrats passed it and Clinton signed it in 1996. appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Archaeologists discover remnants of Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem Posted: 12 Aug 2019 05:13 PM PDT One of the biggest complaints of skeptics to the historical accuracy of the Bible is that there is no evidence that the events actually took place. But year after year, archaeologists make new discoveries in the region that invariably point to the veracity of the Bible from a historical perspective. Nevertheless, they continue to balk […] The post Archaeologists discover remnants of Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| ‘Do something’ is the new ‘Hands up, don’t shoot’ Posted: 12 Aug 2019 04:23 PM PDT Tragedy evokes strong emotional responses. We’re human and unnecessary death makes us sad, angry, confused… the gamut of feelings following events like the back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton often drive the narrative. For gun control advocates, the oft-used cry of “do something” invariably follows mass shootings, but these events in particular have […] The post ‘Do something’ is the new ‘Hands up, don’t shoot’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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08/13/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Presented by Judicial Crisis Network: Writing Off Bernie? Debate Questions; Foggy Economics By Carl M. Cannon on Aug 13, 2019 09:31 am Good morning, it’s Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Thirty-eight years ago today, from the sanctuary of his ranch high above Santa Barbara, Calif., President Reagan signed two sweeping economic bills into law. Officially known as the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, they were then and forever known as “the Reagan tax cuts” and “the Reagan budget cuts.” “This represents $130 billion in savings over the next three years,” Reagan told reporters brought to Rancho del Cielo for the signing ceremony that foggy and chilly morning. “This represents $750 billion in tax cuts over the next five years. And this is only the beginning.” Fifteen years ago this summer Ronald Reagan went to his reward, and even for those who covered the epic budget battles of the 1980s, memories of the man are starting to fade into the mists that covered the mountain the day he signed those two pieces of legislation. A salient question remains, however: Did the Reagan budget cuts and tax cuts really spur the economy? And how should we remember their architect? Many books have delved into the Reagan presidency, some of them written by friends and loved ones. So perhaps it’s a fool’s errand to tackle these issues in this morning newsletter. I’ll take a stab at it nonetheless. First, I’d point you to RealClearPolitics’ front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion columns spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters and contributors, including the following: * * * Sanders Campaign Accuses Press of “Bernie Write-Off.” Phil Wegmann has the story. What Dem Debate Hosts Can Learn From Fox’s 2015 Tack. Eric Felten compares the questions tossed out in Miami and Detroit to the more pointed ones posed to the GOP field four years ago. Is China About to Cause the Next Asian Economic Crisis? Hal Lambert spotlights some troubling trends. Victoria Nuland Tells All on Steele Dossier … Not. The former assistant secretary of state has downplayed her role in the spread of the anti-Trump dossier. But newly emerged evidence indicates otherwise, Eric reports in RealClearInvestigations. Repeal of “Cadillac Tax” a Mistake for Both Parties. In RealClearPolicy, James Capretta argues that the Obamacare funding source is vital to controlling costs. Offshore Wind Grips Governors. In RealClearEnergy, Paul Steidler points out the high cost of transmission upgrades to accommodate power from the renewable source, along with reliability issues that undercut expectations. How Netflix Lays Waste to “Quarterly Capitalism” Narrative. RealClearMarkets editor John Tamny writes that focusing on short-term earnings causes companies to err on the side of caution — and is a path to obsolescence. * * * In the 1980 campaign, Ronald Reagan vowed to cut federal incomes taxes, vastly increase defense spending, and balance the budget. These didn’t prove to be compatible goals; or, maybe a more charitable way of saying it is that two out of three ain’t bad. In other words, the budget never came close to being in balance. To this day, Reaganites blame the Democrats who controlled the purse strings in Congress. Democrats point to another culprit: simple math. The idea that the government could drastically cut revenues while increasing spending and still balance the budget had a cover story. It was provided by economist Arthur Laffer, who postulated that some amount of reduction in government spending could actually pay for itself by spurring the private sector economy, which in turn would generate more tax revenue. The idea wasn’t wrong. It’s just that the short-hand version embraced by small-government acolytes reduced a subtle and interesting economic phenomenon to a conservative catechism. They called it “supply-side” economics. During the 1980 primary season, Reagan opponent (and future vice president) George H.W. Bush called it “voodoo economics.” Reaganites themselves liked to quote early supply-sider John F. Kennedy who had said “a rising tide lifts all boats.” Democrats countered by dubbing the Reagan program “trickle-down economics.” The appellation that stuck came from Paul Harvey, the conservative radio host credited with coining the term “Reaganomics.” Whatever you called it, on Aug. 13, 1981, Reagan basically signed it into law. The president, who believed in omens, noted on that dank morning that it had been sunny all week on his mountain — he blamed the journalists for bringing the lousy weather with them. A more salient portent had come the day before when the Wall Street Journal reported that the forthcoming government revenue projections were already lower than what the administration had been predicting. The country was headed for a double-dip recession — the first since the 1930s — and Reagan’s fiscal policies were not going to forestall it. And so in that not-so-shiny California setting, Reagan was asked whether he would revise his own projections about the legislation he was signing — and whether the nation was headed for another recession. “We think that we are in a soggy economy,” Reagan allowed, “and it’s going to go on.” With benefit of nearly four decades’ hindsight, what can we say about the Reagan cuts? Ronald Reagan promised that reducing tax rates would spur innovation and business formation. This came to pass: By 1983 and 1984, the economy was roaring. Certainly some of this was due to the temporary fix of deficit spending and the relatively inefficient public works program associated with the military buildup. Yet that wasn’t all there was to it. Reagan’s plan seemed especially tailored to boosting the entrepreneurial impulses of the “idea” industries. In one sense, the “Reagan Revolution,” at least as it related to budget policy, helped fuel the “Technology Revolution.” IBM introduced the first PC while Reagan was president and high-tech companies Microsoft, Dell, Compaq, Sun Microsystems, and Cisco all got their start. On the other hand, the president who described the federal government as the problem, not the solution, did not rein in federal spending. Not hardly. The national debt tripled during Reagan’s presidency, and the deficit-spending trajectory launched by him has stayed with us. Today, the annual amount taxpayers spend just servicing the federal debt — paying interest on it — is higher than Pentagon spending was during each year of Reagan’s first term. That’s a lot of money. But on this morning 38 years ago, that future was shrouded in the fog that covered Rancho del Cielo. Some things were always clear to Reagan, though. A journalist looking around at Reagan’s ranch asked him jokingly, “How much will you take for the place?” “Oh,” Reagan replied, “you can’t sell heaven.” Carl M. Cannon Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com Having trouble viewing this email? | [Unsubscribe] | Update Subscription Preferences Copyright © 2019 RealClearHoldings, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email becuase you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: RealClearHoldings666 Dundee RoadBldg. 600Northbrook, IL 60062 Add us to your address book |
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