DINO Mite
Sen. Joe Manchin ("D"-WV) attended Donald Trump’s signing Tuesday of his executive order on energy, designed to unwind former President Obama’s Clean Power Plan. Manchin said in a statement that "the Clean Power Plan failed to balance economic and environmental interests.”
Beto v. Ted: Anglo with Mexican name to challenge Cuban-American with Anglo name
Former punk rocker and moderate Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso will announce on Friday that he’ll challenge Senator from Hell Ted Cruz in 2018, according to the Houston Chronicle. Democratic establishment favorite Rep. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio is among other Texas Democrats mulling a run (if you're keeping score at home, Castro was 123rd in the liberal rankings in 2013; O'Rourke ranked 54th).
About that referendum?
We were just kidding.
In November, citizens around the U.S. said they wanted minimum-wage hikes, higher taxes, and criminal-justice reform. Now their elected officials are trying to roll those changes back. “This isn’t how democracy works,” said Justine Sarver, executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, a nonprofit that works with progressive ballot campaigns. “You don’t get to pick and choose when you like a process and when you don't.”
The rest of the story:
The Legislators Working to Thwart the Will of Voters by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
In November, citizens around the U.S. said they wanted minimum-wage hikes, higher taxes, and criminal-justice reform. Now their elected officials are trying to roll those changes back. “This isn’t how democracy works,” said Justine Sarver, executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, a nonprofit that works with progressive ballot campaigns. “You don’t get to pick and choose when you like a process and when you don't.”
The rest of the story:
The Legislators Working to Thwart the Will of Voters by David A. Graham (The Atlantic)
I care, you care, we all care for Obamacare
Except for two Democratic members of the House.
The House Budget Committee yesterday approved 19-17 a motion to send GOP legislation to repeal and replace the 2010 health care law to the full House w/o the support of three Republicans: Reps. Mark Sanford, Dave Brat and Gary Palmer, all Freedom Caucus members. Two Democrats, NY Rep. John Faso and MN Rep. Jason Lewis, voted to move the bill out of committee. Without the Democratic votes, the bill would have failed in committee.
Democratic voters in the NY-19 and MN-02 congressional districts may want to start looking at primary challengers.
The House Budget Committee yesterday approved 19-17 a motion to send GOP legislation to repeal and replace the 2010 health care law to the full House w/o the support of three Republicans: Reps. Mark Sanford, Dave Brat and Gary Palmer, all Freedom Caucus members. Two Democrats, NY Rep. John Faso and MN Rep. Jason Lewis, voted to move the bill out of committee. Without the Democratic votes, the bill would have failed in committee.
Democratic voters in the NY-19 and MN-02 congressional districts may want to start looking at primary challengers.
quote unquote: Jimmy Breslin
The People Polled
From FOX poll released yesterday:
"I'm going to read you the names of several individuals, groups, and items. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one."
Favorable:
Bernie Sanders 61%
Planned Parenthood 57%
The 2010 health care law, also known as Obamacare 50%
Mike Pence 47%
Donald Trump 44%
Elizabeth Warren 39%
Paul Ryan 37%
Nancy Pelosi 33%
Sanctuary cities 33%
WikiLeaks 31%
Chuck Schumer 26%
Mitch McConnell 20%
The Freedom Caucus 19%
Trump does not represent America.
"Americans disagree with President Donald Trump's immigration priorities, according to a new CNN/ORC poll, with nearly two-thirds of Americans saying they'd like to see a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants rather than deportations.
"Trump has made tough border security and strict enforcement of US immigration laws a focal point of his campaign and presidency -- using some of his first executive orders to pave the way for far more deportations and detentions as well as ordering the construction of a Southern border wall.
"But a CNN/ORC poll released Friday finds that the public is actually moving in the opposite direction since Trump has won election." -- CNN 2017-03-17
"Trump has made tough border security and strict enforcement of US immigration laws a focal point of his campaign and presidency -- using some of his first executive orders to pave the way for far more deportations and detentions as well as ordering the construction of a Southern border wall.
"But a CNN/ORC poll released Friday finds that the public is actually moving in the opposite direction since Trump has won election." -- CNN 2017-03-17
Raising a brown boy in the time of Donald J. Trump
Sikh-American civil rights advocate Valarie Kaur's plea to her country.
Least Shocking Headline of the Day:
As Rebels Move Out of Colombia Drug Trade,
Corporations Look to Move In -- NewYork Times 2017-03-10
Corporations Look to Move In -- NewYork Times 2017-03-10
"No," he explained.
"Dr. Carson feels he has no government experience, he's never run a federal agency. The last thing he would want to do was take a position that could cripple the presidency." -- Carson adviser Armstrong Williams, The Hill, 11/15/16.
"Ben Carson Is Confirmed as HUD Secretary" -- New York Times, 3/2/17.
"Ben Carson Is Confirmed as HUD Secretary" -- New York Times, 3/2/17.
Priorities
"The City Council feels a need for speed when it comes to substantially shortening the runway at Santa Monica Airport." -- Today's paper.
This is the same city council that, in 30 years and counting, has not been able to deliver a commissioned stop sign to Main Street between Hill and Ashland.
And where are those promised parklets, by the way?
This is the same city council that, in 30 years and counting, has not been able to deliver a commissioned stop sign to Main Street between Hill and Ashland.
And where are those promised parklets, by the way?
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