Talk about religious fervor. -===== By DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN WSK Feb. 5, 2017 6:11 p.m. ET Chuck Schumer practically lives in the Senate, but these days there’s a lot going on at the house. Leftist throngs have been gathering outside Mr. Schumer’s residence in Brooklyn, N.Y., demanding that the Senate minority leader “get a spine” and oppose President Trump on everything. That probably isn’t his... Read more
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‘The Resistance’ vs. Trump’s Cabinet
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Party PoliticsTwo-faced, may be a good term…. ============ WSJ 12/24/2016 The progressive Donald Trump doomsday clock is still at a minute to midnight even as the President-elect has named a string of mainstream cabinet nominees, and Senate Democrats are signaling that they plan to fight nearly all of them. They’re even calling themselves “the resistance,” which does accurately capture the combination of melodrama and... Read more
Another Government Pension Scandal
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Democrat Party, LaborWhere is the outrage? ======= WSJ 12/23/2016 No, we’re not writing about the scandal (all too legal) that state and local pension funds have run up more than $1 trillion in unfunded liabilities. Today’s news concerns a single government pension official and the way he allegedly abused taxpayers and the workers who depended on him to guard their retirement savings. On Wednesday U.S. Attorney... Read more
The Senate’s Shutdown Follies
December 11 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat PartyPlease pass the tissues… ========= WSJ 12/10/2016 This has been a disappointing political year for Democrats, and those with Senate seats decided to end it with a final blaze of ineptitude. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and colleagues were threatening a partial government shutdown ahead of a midnight deadline, only to fold shortly before we went to press on Friday. On Thursday the House... Read more
Democrats Send Their Regrets
December 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Ruling Class, StrasselWell, well, well. Now isn’t that special.. ====== WSJ 12/2/2016 Regrets? Delaware Sen. Chris Coons has a few— and not too few to mention. At the top of his list is his party’s decision in 2013 to blow up the filibuster for most presidential nominees. “Many of us will regret that in this Congress,” a dejected Mr. Coons told CNN on Tuesday. “Because it... Read more
Medicaid Explodes
November 18 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, ObamaCareI’m in total shock… ======= WSJ 11/18/2016 On Donald Trump’s victory Republicans in Congress are primed for an ambitious agenda, and not a moment too soon. One immediate problem is ObamaCare’s expansion of Medicaid, which has seen enrollment at least twice as high as advertised. Most of the insurance coverage gains from the law come from opening Medicaid eligibility beyond its original goal of... Read more
