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Senate Democrats Cool With Allowing Born Alive Babies To Die

Some will say this is playing politics. Well, of course it is! This is what happens in politics Senate Democrats Block Bill to Protect Babies Surviving Abortion Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S. 130) to protect babies who have survived failed abortions. Sasse went to the floor of […]

With New Marijuana Market, California Gets A Lesson In Taxes And Economic Movement

The notion of whether government should allow the sale of a mind altering drug is a different argument, especially as government regulates the sale of alcohol. Then there’s the one of it being illegal under federal law. Regardless of that stuff, the government of California finds itself in a sticky situation, something the LA Times […]

Surprise: Many Democrats Break Ranks To Back Venezuela Strongman Maduro

The big question here is are they backing him because he’s a fellow socialist or due to a kneejerk reaction to be for anything Donald Trump is against? Or both? We saw this same type of thing from Democrats while George W Bush was president and Hugo Chavez was around PROGRESSIVES BREAK WITH DEMOCRATIC PARTY […]

Trump Signs Three Week Continuing Resolution, Vows Either To Get Money Or Do It On His Own

Democrats should think hard about calling this a cave, and running up their refusal to negotiate talking points. If they haven’t been watching Trump since he started running for President, they should know that Trump won’t give up, he won’t stop, he’ll keep pushing, and attacking him on it will make him dig in further […]

White House Willing To Go For Compromise On Shutdown, Democrats A Big “No”

One side is willing to negotiate. The other isn’t. One side thinks MS13 has a spark of divinity, while claiming a wall is immoral. White House: ‘Large down payment’ on wall could end government shutdown The White House on Thursday signaled that a “large down payment” on border wall funding — and potentially less than […]

Supreme Court Votes To Block People With Mental Illness From Serving In Armed Forces For The Time Being

It’s not a hard thing to do to find information on the huge amount of mental illness problems among those who are increasingly calling themselves “transgender”, what is medically termed Gender Dysphoria. Their rates of suicide, being suicidal, and depression are sky high. Add that all the changes they put their bodies through via things […]

David Brooks Wonders About Social Media Destroying Lives

NY Times opinion writer David Brooks is someone who those on the right can mostly disagree with. Like most writers for the NY Times. He does have a few salient points, but is missing two big things How We Destroy Lives Today Will the Covington Catholic High School fiasco change social media? Within living memory, […]

Democrats Blow Their Gaskets Over Trump’s Border Security Compromise

Of course, those gaskets are in super expensive electric cars Trump’s immigration offer brings sharp reactions from Dems and GOP President Trump’s immigration compromise package to end the partial government shutdown drew sharp reactions from Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike. In a televised White House address on Saturday afternoon, Trump offered Democrats a three-year extension of protections […]

Federal Judge Rules That Women Should Control Their Own Contraception And Other People Should Pay For It

I wonder if the Washington Post Editorial Board, which was super enthused to roll back presidential powers delegated from Congress, will be upset with this ruling Trump birth control coverage rules blocked nationwide A federal judge on Monday put a nationwide hold on Trump administration rules that allow more employers to opt out of providing […]

Trump Ends Meeting With Schumer And Pelosi Over Refusal To Negotiate On Border Security If He Signs Legislation

Remember this from earlier? Schumer added afterward: “There is an obvious solution: separate the shutdown from the arguments over border security. There is bipartisan legislation – supported by Democrats and Republicans – to re-open government while allowing debate over border security to continue. That’s a talking point that has been repeated ad nauseum by Democrats, […]

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