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Progressives' frustrations with Feinstein spark talk of 2018 Senate challenge
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s solid stature on Capitol Hill and in California Democratic politics may be in peril, with progressives purportedly frustrated enough about her views on President Trump, DACA and single-payer health care to possibly mount a 2018 challenge for her Senate seat.
A strong potential primary challenger is state Sen. Kevin de Léon, a Los Angeles Democrat, according to Politico.
Feinstein most recently upset progressives on Tuesday, the day the Trump administration announced the dismantling of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era executive order that protects young illegal immigrants from deportation.
The 84-year-old senator said she supports DACA but acknowledged the administration’s argument that the order is on shaky legal ground, amid legal threats from Republican states' attorneys general, and should be codified by Congress.
“We need to pass a law, and we should do it," Feinstein told MSNBC.
© Provided by Fox NewsHer analysis came several days after being criticized at a town hall meeting in San Francisco for expressing optimism about Trump becoming "a good president.” The remark resulted in so much Democratic backlash that she issued a clarification about being “under no illusion” about Trump.
Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, was elected to the Senate in 1992.
California Democrats until recently appeared on a nearly endless wait to rise in political circles -- with Feinstein and fellow Democrat Barbara Boxer as the state’s long-standing U.S. senators and fellow party member Jerry Brown serving four straight terms as governor.
However, Boxer’s retirement allowed former state Attorney General Kamal Harris last year to win that Senate seat. Brown leaves in January after a fourth-and-final term. And Feinstein has yet to say whether she’ll seek re-election next year.
If victorious, Feinstein would be 91 at the end of that six-year term.
Feinstein has continuously expressed reservations about the so-called single-payer health care plan championed by many progressives, including Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, a 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and a potential 2020 challenger.
California state Democratic lawmakers this summer split on such a plan, which would create a universal health care system for residents.
House Speaker Anthony Rendon shelved the Senate-approved $400 billion proposal, arguing it had no funding plan.
Politico also reports 38-year-old businessman Joseph Sanberg is being encouraged to run against Feinstein.
Courtni Pugh, de León’s political director, has tried to tamp down speculation about him possibly making a run for Feinstein's seat amid a purported groundswell of grassroots.
“Senator de León has his head down and is focused on California’s Legislative business,’’ she told Politico.
Top Republican Facing Mutiny
Frank Spear
The political whirlwind that the nation has been in since President Trump entered office in January is leaving many conservatives scratching their heads. The President is doing everything in his power to make the people’s agenda a reality, while others continuously stand in the way.
There are plenty of plans coming up this fall as the Legislative Branch gets back into position to do their job. It seems that there may be a mutiny afoot. The Washington Post reports that a plan may be in the works to dislodge House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), from his position. Considering Ryan’s increasingly anti-conservative viewpoints, it is not much of a surprise.
The group of conservatives tossing the idea around have even come up with some ideas for a replacement. Two names that have floated to the top of the list are former-House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.
These two can be selected because the Constitution does not require that the person serving as the Speaker of the House to concurrently serve in the US House of Representatives. Admittedly, the chances of a non-House member replacing Ryan are slim, but it doesn’t change the context of the conversation.
As it stands, the conversation to replace Ryan is being led by the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC). He is working carefully with other folks on the Right, including former chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon to see what can be done.
The Washington Post verified that Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), and other ranking members of the Freedom Caucus are having this conversation to replace Ryan. Ryan’s actions have really rubbed people the wrong way, particularly his latest stance on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
A private meeting between members of the Freedom Caucus and Ryan recently took place. They warned him that his failure to work with the goals of the conservatives is going to cause his support to falter.
Considering that Ryan’s approval rating has fallen a dismal one point away from California Democrat Nancy Pelosi’s approval rating, only problems can ensue with that level of disappointment. As of right now, Pelosi is at 30 percent approval rating, and Ryan is 31 percent.
If Ryan wants to remain in his position, he will have to make some things happen for the people who voted for the Republican Party. As of now, Republicans hold every branch of government, but they still can’t get anything done.
Almost every Democrat is voting against Trump’s policies. The fact that a small sect of conservatives is voting against these same policies makes it nearly impossible for Republicans to agree on anything in order to pass meaningful legislation.
Ryan is running out of time to make everything right–or as right as it can be considering the circumstances. If the Freedom Caucus is talking about overthrowing Ryan, it is only a matter of time before more members jump on board.
The best thing the House Speaker can do is start opening his ears to the people around him. He is there to represent the will of the people, not act out his own personal agenda. The people voted for Trump and the promises he made, so Ryan’s duty should be to help fulfill those promises.
Top Charity Found Scamming Hundred of Harvey Victims Out of Food… Do Not Donate
BY V SAXENA
A woman in Texas has claimed that when she tried to distribute 400 hamburgers to Hurricane Harvey victims Friday at the Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Nederland, Texas, she encountered unexpected resistance from two very rude Red Cross workers.
“This is Lindsey Scott, and I’m astonished at the behavior of the Red Cross husband/wife team at the mid-county Jack Brooks airport yesterday,” she wrote Saturday on the Facebook page of her sister, Jamie Mitchell Matuska.
“Who together accosted me and took turns berating me because I was trying to bring 400 warm hamburgers to our hungry evacuees, who according to them did not need the food because they had ‘already had a sandwich,'” her post continued. “Yes, they had 1 sandwich in 24 hours. They were desperate for a hot meal!”
She then watched in horror as the Red Cross husband/wife team “proceeded to try and load the warm, ready to eat burgers into an ice chest.”
“I confess I just stood there with my mouth gaping open, fighting back tears while they told me that I did not know what I was doing and they had not even seen me volunteering,” she wrote.
But it gets worse. The Red Cross team then left, leaving her stuck with figuring out another way to feed new evacuees who arrived through the night and “had not eaten in 24 hours.”
“They were not there when the sun came up and they woke up hungry, angry, tired, scared, and frustrated,” she wrote. “They did not see them fighting over donuts that OUR friends and family answered the call to bring at 7:00 am.”
Nor were they there when she teamed up with local community members and the Sky Hope Network to deliver a new batch of food and supplies to the frustrated evacuees.
Questioned by the admittedly sketchy fact-checking website Snopes regarding these claims, Red Cross’ national spokeswoman Jenelle Eli submitted a statement this week alleging that the husband/wife team avoided serving the burgers because of safety concerns.
“The safety of the people we serve is our first and utmost priority,” she said. “Our volunteers and workers on the ground may not be perfect, but they are all working with the best of intentions and to the best of their ability.”
However, Matuska has disputed this, telling Snopes that nobody from Red Cross told her sister about any safety concerns.
“The Red Cross’s position was that (evacuees) had already eaten a sandwich … (they) didn’t (appear) to be concerned about safety (because) they (placed the hamburgers) into an ice chest to save for later,” she wrote to Snopes. “There were problems the entire time they were there with them not wanting volunteers to distribute things.”
So what really happened? Given the Red Cross’ notorious history of lies, I’m apt to believe events played out exactly as Scott described. If you’re looking to give money to a charity for hurricane victims, it’s probably best to consider reputable charities like the Houston Food Bank or Samaritan’s Purse.
Paul Ryan Betrays Gun Owners With Nasty Move
Frank Spear
When you think of gun control laws, your mind may automatically trail to the Democrats, and in most cases, you would be right. However, Paul Ryan is doing the unthinkable and betraying gun owners around the country.
On the September 7th episode of the show Armed American Radio with Mark Walters, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) expressed that he has concern regarding Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and his views on guns.
Ryan is currently trying to stall a bill that would treat concealed carry permits the same way that you would treat a driver’s license — valid in all 50 states, according to Breitbart.
This is unsettling and teetering towards a restriction of our Second Amendment rights.
The bill is national reciprocity legislation and called H.R. 38. What this means for gun owners, is that if you have a permit that is valid in your home state, you can take it with you.
Your gun license is treated much like your driver’s license and can be verified regardless of what state you are in. This is not just important for the safety of gun owners everywhere, but it is also leaning towards infringing on the rights given to us by the Founders.
Massie initially sponsored H.R.2909, which covered a proverbial blind spot in the current legislation. It mandates that Washington DC has to acknowledge any concealed carry permit, regardless of the state of origin.
H.R. 38 was introduced to Congress January 3rd of 2017, and the 2909 variation of the bill was introduced in June. Yet, both are sitting on the sidelines right now, and Speaker Ryan is to blame.
Mark Walters spoke with Massie on the show about the stagnant state of the bills. Massie soon cleared up why this is the case, “The Speaker told me he didn’t think the timing was right.” The clearly irritated Massie continued, “But this is the exact time to bring this bill. So it is frustrating me.”
Massie then went on to say that he may not have been a fan of the former Speaker John Boehner, but at least Massie could reason with him. Boehner allowed Massie to add an amendment to the DC Appropriations Bill that would defund their gun control laws.
He begs the question, why was this allowed to pass when there was no event to prompt it, yet now, after the Alexandria baseball practice attack where Steve Scalise was shot, this potentially life-saving bill is being questioned.
Paul Ryan is stalling a bill that would make concealed carry permits like driver’s licenses and be valid in all states. Should concealed carry be reciprocal in all states?
Massie blatantly admitted, “Paul Ryan will not let me bring that amendment to the floor.” Ryan has not only managed to alienate himself from his own party, but he has also alienated himself from the Democrats. Instead of focusing on what “the people” want he is just worried about what “Paul
Ryan” wants.
This scenario is only lending to prove that the conversation amongst the Freedom Caucus to replace Speaker Paul Ryan might come to fruition sooner than anyone imagined.
A good way to see this story is the old saying, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.” Speaker Ryan seems to want everyone’s cake and doesn’t care who gets in the way. He may learn a valuable lesson soon — if you try and take a little bit from everyone, before long, no one is going to want to deal with you anymore.
Dingbat Massachusetts Senator Goes Off the Wall again, Claims Trump Would Have Killed Jesus
BY CILLIAN ZEAL
Do you think that President Donald Trump was right to end Barack Obama’s DACA program? Do you think that kind of program should only be implemented through legislation and not through executive action? Well, Sen. Edward Markey wants you to know that you probably would have killed Jesus, too!
In an off-the-wall appearance on CNN, the Massachusetts Democrat told host Chris Cuomo that by kicking the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program back to Congress, the president was acting like Pontius Pilate and implied that like the Roman governor in Jerusalem, the president would have sent Jesus to the cross.
“Next topic: DACA. You are a veteran of the progress, or lack thereof, on this issue,” Cuomo asked Markey.
“What do you make of the president’s move, which, given in its best light is, ‘The courts were going to move on this anyway, this is your job, you’re supposed to make the law, not President Obama. I’m sending it back to you. Fix it’?”
Ah yes, “its best light.” There are so many strawmen coming out of CNN headquarters they should be giving hayrides. For his part, however, Sen. Markey played right along.
“The president is acting like Pontius Pilate. He’s just washing his hands of this mess knowing that these are all innocent young people who are caught in a crossfire,” Markey said.
“Rather than being presidential, rather than standing up and saying that he will be the leader… he’s just walking away. It would be far better if the president was saying that right now…be a leader and tell us what the solution should be,” he added.
I understand that Markey is from a state where the last three senators that aren’t him are Fauxcahontas, John Kerry, and that guy who drove a woman off a bridge. I don’t exactly trust voters there to make the best decisions. That being said, there’s so much wrong with Markey’s farrago of nonsense that it bears examination.
First, if Markey wanted to see leadership on a lasting solution to the quandaries created by illegal immigration, perhaps he ought to have told Barack Obama when he was president to put DACA through Congress instead of enacting it by executive order. As we’ve noted numerous times in these august pages, that which can be enacted by presidential fiat can also be undone by presidential fiat — and that still doesn’t erase the fact that under the Constitution, these issues are properly reserved for Congress.
If Markey didn’t complain then, he oughtn’t be whining like a stuck hippo on CNN now.
Second, the Pontius Pilate metaphor is meant to take aim at the fact that by giving those covered under DACA a six-month reprieve, the president is “washing his hands” of the matter. But again, that’s not what he’s doing at all — he’s giving Congress the ability to salvage a piece of a previous president’s practice that was almost certainly unconstitutional.
Instead of working with the president and the Republicans to find a solution, Markey has decided that the best route is the aforementioned whining like a stuck hippo about the fact that the president had the temerity to undo a policy that was enacted via executive order because Barack Obama couldn’t get it through Congress. Again, Markey is taking this up with the wrong president.
Third, I find it very interesting that Markey chooses to invoke the specter of Prefect Pilate and the defining event of Christianity in the same week when his party decided to openly attack a judicial nominee for her Catholic faith. While I’m fully aware of the tu quoque nature of this argument, I find it exceptionally curious how the Democrats are willing to embrace Christianity when it’s expedient while vigorously attacking those who, you know, actually believe in it and try to practice it in their daily lives.
Dare I call cultural appropriation on these shenanigans?
Finally, it’s worth noting that the reason why there “are all innocent young people who are caught in a crossfire” is because the Democrats have been cynically unwilling to deal with illegal immigration in any sort of substantive way for decades now, and are now trying to posit that the only way to deal with the problems created by their deliberate inattention to the matter is to do whatever the left wing of the Democrat Party says. That’s not how the legislative process works.
Instead of the fusillade of fundamentally unserious reactions from the Democrats over this — which have ranged from comparing the president to Pontius Pilate to establishing “Trump-free zones” in major cities — perhaps the party of Jefferson ought to suck it up and come to the bargaining table, just as they should have back when DACA was first imposed.
Mexican ambassador: Relationship with Trump is improving
Mexican Ambassador Gerónimo Gutiérrez says relations between his country and the Trump administration have improved substantially in the last few months.
“My own view is that we’re in a better shape now than when we started early this year,”
Gutiérrez said in an interview with The Hill.
The list of differences between Trump and Mexico begins with the president’s promise of a wall on the border, which he says America’s neighbor will pay for.
It also encompasses the North American Free Trade Agreement, which Trump has threatened to cancel.
“It’s no secret that we have had our share of difference with the Trump administration. Those differences are public, they’re known. What both sides have strived for is to find common ground within those differences,” Gutierrez said.
“One of the positive things about what has been built over the past six to eight months is the fact that both sides believe the other guy is honestly trying to reach a deal on different aspects of the relationship.
The ambassador said there are “very clear red lines for both sides.”
“One for us is clearly the issue of the wall, or paying for the wall. But once those red lines are clear, we understand better each other’s priorities, we do try to find common ground.”
Another core Trump issue is immigration enforcement, a sensitivity for Mexico because roughly 5.6 million of its citizens are undocumented immigrants in the United States.
“It’s very clear for us being the Mexican government that it’s really up to the United States, its institutions and its people to determine what type of immigration system is best for the United States,” said Gutiérrez.
At the same time, he said, it's Mexico's duty to protect the interests of its citizens in the United States.
Trump nixed a key immigration program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), on Tuesday, sparking debate on how to deal with its nearly 800,000 recipients, 68 percent of whom are Mexican citizens.
Under DACA, undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children were given work permits and deferral from deportation for two-year periods.
Mexico chose not to stay in the sidelines despite DACA being a domestic issue, Gutiérrez said. The country has vowed to lobby Congress for passage of a bill enshrining into law the program's benefits, while providing legal assistance to DACA recipients who wish to remain in the United States.
“We will make use of all the appropriate tools that we have available,” he said.
Mexico has not handled a specific firm to handle DACA.
“At this stage, at least, we’re engaging directly with legislators to try to express our point of view, which is pretty much fair game in the way governments interact with the U.S. Congress here in different realms,” he said.
“[DACA] represents an important inflection point that calls for an increase in more active engagement with Congress, but it’s not as if we’re changing our whole approach,” Gutiérrez added.
The defense of so-called “Dreamers” ‘— DACA recipients and other undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children — has put Mexico in an uncomfortable position. Critics argue that if Mexico truly valued Dreamers, it would be fighting to take them back.
“It’s not that we don’t want them back,” said Gutiérrez. “It’s that they have made a life here since they were children. I think there’s a difference.
“[Dreamers are] basically like any other children in the United States. By this time it’s very likely that they have jobs, that they are, some of them, married, they may even have a kid or two that was born here in the U.S., they might even have a small home, a mortgage, a dog and a car. Would it be easy for them to return?”
Gutiérrez said Mexico's lobbying effort on DACA and other issues is “nothing new,” but the country's Washington strategy has traditionally privileged engagement with the executive branch.
Under Trump, that's been made more difficult by bilateral tension and Trump's own unorthodox way of doing politics.
Gutiérrez said Trump's tweets — Mexico has been a favorite target — serve a different political purpose than official lines of communication, but the country has no choice but to take them seriously.
“Obviously, I think it would be unwise not to treat any public expression of the president of the United States seriously. He is the president of the United States,” he said.
Gutiérrez added that public perception of the bilateral relationship “is somewhat distinct from what is actually going on,” but admitted the two governments share the blame for that.
“Something that both sides have mishandled is we have not probably done a very good job in informing our constituencies. Why is it important, the relationship? Why is it better to work together? Why are we doing X or Y thing?” he said.
“Being self-critical, there’s a need to address that. People would be inclined to have a better opinion of Mexico in general if they were better informed by ourselves about what we do with the United States.”
Still, Gutierrez admitted the relationship faces pressing challenges, including the future of NAFTA.
NAFTA negotiators finished the second round of talks in Mexico City Tuesday, and will reconvene in Ottawa on Sept. 23.
“Relatively soon we’ll find ourselves dealing with the more complicated issues, the [trade] deficit, Chapter 19, rules of origin. There’s where we’ll see a little bit more stress,” said Gutiérrez.
Gutierrez recognized that negotiations on the more difficult issues had the potential to terminate the 25-year-old trade deal.
“Are we ready to live without NAFTA? Yes we are. Do we think that’s the best option? Not necessarily.”
Still, Gutiérrez said the bilateral relationship, despite its difficulties, is a top priority for the Mexican government.
“We have had our own share of difficult pills to swallow. We believe that unless something extraordinary happens, the relationship between the United States and Mexico is really for the long run,” said Gutiérrez. “That’s why we will try to put less attention to the daily narrative that goes on about the U.S.-Mexico relationship and try to focus more on achieving the goals that we have set forth, but that doesn’t mean that there are not limits.”
Bannon on 60 Minutes: Economic Nationalism Will Unite Americans of All Races, Nationalities, Religions, Sexual Preferences
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by TONY LEE
Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon emphasized in a 60 Minutes interview that President Donald Trump’s message of economic nationalism is so powerful because it will ultimately unite Americans of all races and backgrounds.
“Economic nationalism is what this country was built on. The American system—we look after our own. We look after our citizen, we look after our manufacturing base,” Bannon told CBS anchor Charlie Rose. “And guess what? This country’s going to be greater, more united, more powerful than it’s ever been. This is not astrophysics. And by the way, that’s every nationality, every race, every religion, every sexual preference.”
Bannon pointed out that “as long as you’re an American citizen, you’re part of this populous economic nationalist movement.”
Bannon said his belief in how much economic nationalism can unite Americans of all races and backgrounds was why he told President Donald Trump that he thought he was going to win the election after the Access Hollywood tape was released. Some of Trump’s advisers thought he had no chance and even urged Trump to drop out of the race. The Breitbart News executive chairman, though, said he told Trump he had a “100%” chance to win the election if he just doubled down on the economic nationalist message.
“That’s why I told him, ‘Double down,’ every time [on the economic nationalism message],’ Bannon recalled. “And on that day that’s the first time and only time he ever got upset with me. He goes, ‘Come on, it’s not 100%.” I go, ‘It’s absolutely 100%.’ And I told him why. They don’t care [about locker-room talk].”
In the end, Bannon was right, as Trump shocked the world and the political elites on election night, as his economic nationalism message galvanized Americans who had not voted in presidential elections because they just got sick and tired of voting for candidates who only appealed to the 3.8%.
Bannon told Rose that the “American system” of “protection of our manufacturing, financial system that lends to manufacturers … and the control of our borders” has always been built “on our citizens.”
“I think what we have to do is focus on the American citizens,” Bannon said. “I think we have to focus on American citizens.”
More on Bannon Who Reveals Secret Request McConnell Made of Trump
by: Cathy Burke
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asked President Donald Trump in one of their first meetings to stop his talk of "draining the swamp," according to former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon.In an interview to air Sunday on CBS News'"60 Minutes," Bannon decried the lack of support from the Republican establishment for the new president.
"I think Mitch McConnell, and to a degree, [House Speaker] Paul Ryan… do not want Donald Trump's populist, economic nationalist agenda to be implemented," he told host Charlie Rose. "It's very obvious… obvious as night follows day."
Asked to give an example of how they were "trying to nullify the 2016 election," Bannon recalled an early meeting at Trump Tower.
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