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Energy Boom vs. Green New Deal

February 8, 2019 by GregC

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American energy is booming at levels virtually unthinkable a decade ago, but will the good times continue or get derailed by the Green New Deal?

American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers explains how the U.S. grew from energy dependence to a net exporter of energy in recent years and who deserves the credit.

He also tells us why the new trade deal with Canada and Mexico could help the energy sector even more and why he believes the Green New Deal is not grounded in reality.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: energy, gas, Green New Deal, news, oil, trade

Both Parties Ignoring Massive Debt & Waste

February 8, 2019 by GregC

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President Trump never mentioned the national debt, the federal deficit. or wasteful spending in his State of the Union message, and Democrats also dodged the issues in their response.  A leading fiscal watchdog says that was a big mistake.

“I really think the president missed an opportunity here to take his own party to task on spending,” said Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and Founder of OpentheBooks.com.

Andrzejewski joined dozens of other conservative allies in taking out an ad in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, imploring Trump to address the issue.  The letter included many former lawmakers and public officials, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III.

The base of his party wants the president to hone the budget.  They want him to go after waste, fraud, corruption, and abuse,” said Andrzejewski.

Trump is hamstrung on the issue in multiple ways:  He refuses to reform entitlements and Democrats now control the U.S. House of Representatives.  Andrzejewski says the president is also facing stiff resistance within his own administration to his call for five percent spending cuts.

“We hear that the cabinet secretaries aren’t serious about the five percent cuts.  That’s the purpose of coming back to this topic to encourage the president to really make this a signature part of his administration,” said Andrzejewski.

Andrzejewski says Trump could also pressure Congress to cut way back on the $600 billion spent every year on grants.  Those grants include $1.4 to teach sex education to California prostitutes, and nearly a million dollars each for Cornell University to study where it hurts most to get stung by a bee and Harvard to breed pugilistic mice.

He also says taxpayers lost $136 billion on mistaken payments and that the average pay and benefits for a federal bureaucrat now exceeds $100,000.

Listen to the full podcast to hear Andrzejewski explain other bad habits in Washington that cost us money and how citizens must be the ones to demand better.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: debt, deficits, government, news, spending, waste

Northam Caves on Taxes, Green New Deal Nonsense, Gabbard’s Unwanted Admirers

February 8, 2019 by GregC

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are still shaking their heads over the political chaos in Virginia, but they are happy to see a weakened Gov. Ralph Northam give Republicans most of what they want on tax relief.  They also point out some of the most insane provisions included in the Green New Deal, proving how out of touch the socialists in the Democratic Party really are.  And they shudder as former KKK official David Duke endorses Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for president because he thinks Gabbard is least likely to send troops to die on behalf of Israel in the Middle East.  Gabbard has denounced Duke and rejected the endorsement.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: 2020, Duke, Gabbard, Green New Deal, National Review, Northam, taxes, Three Martini Lunch, Virginia

Green Deal or Con Job?

February 7, 2019 by GregC

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On Friday, supporters of the Green New Deal released details that one conservative analyst says is proof that the “green agenda” is not about the climate at all but rather a major push for a bigger and more powerful government.

“There’s some real tells in here. It’s not about the climate. There’s no assertion (about) what the temperature would be or that the temperature would be any lower.
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“It’s in the name of climate change but there’s something immoral about imposing policies in the name of averting a catastrophe that you don’t claim – and no one claims – would actually impact the alleged looming catastrophe,” said Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Christopher C. Horner.

The Green New Deal calls for government-guaranteed jobs and health care for everyone, and safety net for those unable and even those unable to work.

The plan also calls for the end to fossil fuels by 2030 the hope that air travel would also be unnecessary by then. Supporters says paying for it up front is not critical because of the economic transformation resulting from an economy based on renewable fuels.

Listen to the full podcast to hear Horner discuss whether renewables can bring about an economic boom and why he believes just laughing off this proposal would be a very mistake.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: climate, fossil fuels, government, Green New Deal, news

Scott’s Secret, Minnesota Mean? What Next in Virginia?

February 7, 2019 by GregC

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America discuss the news that Virginia Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott knew about the allegation against now-Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax before Fairfax took office.  They also react to former staffers unloading on 2020 Democratic hopeful and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar over her alleged cruelty and constant criticism.  And they marvel at how slowly many Democrats are reacting to the political chaos in Virginia and conclude that none of the officials embroiled in controversy will actually resign.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: Booker, Fairfax, Klobuchar, National Review, Scott, Three Martini Lunch, Virginia

Is A Cancer Cure Really A Year Away?

February 6, 2019 by GregC

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Last week, the world took great note of reports that Israeli cancer researchers believe they are just one year away from developing a cure for cancer and that the treatment would be quick with very limited side effects.

So what is different about the way Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies is approaching the fight against cancer and is all the excitement warranted? What other hurdles need to be cleared before clinical trials can begin? And how could it be done with minimal side effects on patients?

Greg Corombos gets answers from Stanford University oncologist Dr. Joshua Mansour, who also updates other promising efforts to effectively treat the scourge of cancer.

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New Mexico Governor Defies Trump

February 6, 2019 by GregC

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The governor of New Mexico is ordering National Guard troops away from her state’s border with Mexico. Radio America’s Christian Whittle reports.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: border, Grisham, National Guard, news, Trump

Trump’s High Notes, Foreign Policy Fumbles, Herring Admits to Blackface

February 6, 2019 by GregC

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are pleasantly surprised at President Trump’s State of the Union address, in which he extolled the greatness of America, condemned socialism and late term abortion and found several issues where bipartisan cooperation seems plausible.  They also cringe at some other moments in the speech including Trump’s contentions that investigations of him will hurt the economy, that you can negotiate peace with the Taliban, and that another summit with Kim Jong-Un is a good idea.  And their jaws hit the floor as Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring admits to dressing up in blackface while in college, just days after calling on Gov. Ralph Northam to resign.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: abortion, Afghanistan, heroes, Herring, Lunch, National Review, North Korea, speech, Three Martini, Trump, Virginia

Cuomo Blames Trump for Lost Revenue, Dem Voters Sticking with Northam, Fairfax Accuser Hires Ford’s Lawyers

February 5, 2019 by GregC

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America see a teachable moment as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blames President Trump and the GOP tax reform for many wealthy people leaving his state over high taxes, but the solution would seem to be pretty simple.  They’re also surprised to see 50 percent of Democratic voters in Virginia approving of Ralph Northam as governor – even after the yearbook controversy.  And they react to the accuser of Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax hiring Christine Blasey Ford’s legal team.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: Cuomo, democrats, Fairfax, Ford, National Review, Northam, taxes, Three Martini Lunch, Trump, Virginia

Cuccinelli Dissects Northam Mess

February 5, 2019 by GregC

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Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli III says he is surprised that the Ralph Northam he knows would put a racist photo in a medical school yearbook, but he thinks Northam needs to resign.  But he says revived allegations of sexual assault against the man who would replace Northam make things even more complicated.

On Friday, Big League Politics broke the story of the photo showing one man in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan outfit.  Northam initially apologized for appearing in the photo but later said he was certain he was in in it and has no idea how it got on his yearbook page.

Cuccinelli served with Northam in the Virginia State Senate and says the revelation came as a very big surprise.

“It’s really at odds with his personality and his behavior.  I’ve never observed him undertaking a racist act or statement or seen evidence of so much as a thought in all of the years I’ve known Ralph, which is more than a decade now.  So this is all the more shocking,” said Cuccinelli, who seems to agree that Northam can no longer effectively lead Virginia.

Cuccinelli says this saga also opens an old wound in the commonwealth’s history.

“I think this is a reminder that while we are growing out of the racist past Virginia had, those remnants are still around and they still matter in people’s lives,” said Cuccinelli.

Despite calls to resign from the vast majority of Virginia and national Democrats, Northam is refusing.  Some of his critics want state lawmakers to pursue impeachment charges, but Cuccinelli says they really can’t.

“It’s really up to the governor because impeachment in Virginia is more or less the same as at the federal level.  It’s only for acts taken in office,” said Cuccinelli.  “There’s no availability of impeachment here.  It’s really in Ralph Northam’s hands whether he resigns or not.”

The story got even more bizarre on Monday, with reports that Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.  Fairfax is vigorously denying the charge, which was never prosecuted, but Cuccinelli says the Northam mess and the Fairfax allegation are emerging at the busiest possible time in Virginia politics.

Tuesday is what’s known as “crossover,” when the House of Delegates and the State Senate must pass any bills originating from their members or else the opportunity is lost for the year.  Key votes on tax relief and budgeting are taking place with both Northam and Fairfax heavily distracted.

If Northam exits and Fairfax becomes governor, Cuccinelli says the lieutenant governor’s position will remain vacant, but the Senate President Pro-Tem would effectively take over the duties of the office, which could lead to some interesting moments on deadlocked votes.

“[This] could allow him to vote on a bill which then ends up in a tie, and he gets to break the tie,” said Cuccinelli.

While Cuccinelli is aghast at the Northam allegations, he is also stunned that the media could barely stifle a yawn two days before the yearbook story broke, when Northam seemed to defend infanticide in a radio interview.

“The dichotomy has been quite extraordinary

Listen to the full podcast to hear Cuccinelli discuss the Northam and Fairfax allegations in more detail and his frustration with media’s disinterest in the Virginia abortion debate.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: Fairfax, news, Northam, Virginia

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