Category Archives: Democrats

Democrats Awesome New Idea: Repeal Tax Cuts

What a great platform going into the 2018 midterms: “vote for us! We’ll raise your taxes!” (The Hill) Democrats are vowing to undo parts of the GOP’s tax-code overhaul if they win back control of the House in November, hoping President Trump’s first major domestic achievement will be a liability for the Republicans in the […]

Washington Post: Trump Poisoned The Debate On Legalizing 11 Million Illegals Or Something

The Washington Post Editorial is rather vexed at Trump’s position on illegal immigration, and, much like Jorge Ramos, lets the cat out of the bag Trump could’ve embraced an immigration deal. Instead, he poisoned the debate. IN HIS State of the Union address, President Trump seemed intent on burying any chance of enacting legislation to protect […]

Democrats Super New Tax Idea: Charge Higher Taxes For Property Near Subway Stations

Do Democrats sit around all day thinking “what else can we tax?” Probably so (NY Times) Ever since August Belmont Jr. arranged the financing for a four-track “underground railroad” more than a century ago, the subway has fueled New York City’s economy, delivering workers from homes in distant neighborhoods to jobs in Manhattan and enriching landlords and […]

Democrats And Squishy Republicans Want To Narrow Focus Of DACA Bill

Of course they do. And once Trump and the non-squishy Republicans agree to narrowing the focus, Democrats will demand that border security be cut and a “clean” bill be passed (Washington Post) Lawmakers in both parties said Sunday that the immigration debate should focus narrowly on efforts to legalize young immigrants known as “dreamers” and […]

Comrade Bernie Is Totally Ready For #FossilFree

Trump's position on climate change is pathetic and an embarrassment to the world. We must fight back. On Jan. 31, join me and tens of thousands of people across the U.S. as we tune in to chart the path to go #FossilFree. https://t.co/RttJgs7x66 — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 26, 2018 But, has Bernie gone fossil […]

Democrats Expose That Immigration Is All About Politics, Not Caring

It’s long been a dirty, quiet secret: Democrats really do not care about illegal aliens. What they do care about is using them as a political weapon, and, possibly getting them the ability to vote. But, caring about them as people? Only so far as to patronize them to earn their support. Here’s Elizabeth Foley […]

Sore Losers Plan To Sue Over New Tax Law

Let’s see: a piece of legislation passed by the Constitutionally elected Legislative Branch, signed by the duly and Constitutionally elected President. The only thing in the Constitution about taxation is that the federal government can have one. And this is what a few #resist weenies want to do (Washington Post) The governors of New York, […]

People’s Republik Of California: Up To 6 Months In Jail, $1,000 Fine For Serving A Straw

Because they really, really care about the middle and lower classes, which make up 99.9% of those who work as servers https://twitter.com/PoliticalShort/status/956612420201414656 From the link Ian Calderon wants restaurateurs to think long and hard before giving you a straw. Calderon, the Democratic majority leader in California’s lower house, has introduced a bill to stop sit-down restaurants from […]

DOJ Demands Documents From Jurisdictions To See If They’re In Compliance With Federal Immigration Law

This has created much heartache and apoplexy in those who have been protecting illegal aliens Justice Department Demands Documents and Threatens to Subpoena 23 Jurisdictions As Part of 8 U.S.C. 1373 Compliance Review The Department of Justice today sent the attached letters to 23 jurisdictions, demanding the production of documents that could show whether each […]

Trump: No Wall Funding? No DACA

Democrats just do not get that Trump is not your typical patsy Republican. When you attack him, he won’t wilt. When you make political threats, he won’t back down. Instead, he comes back harder. Republicans do not need DACA. They don’t have to do it. They don’t have to find some pathway to legalization for […]

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