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Planned Parenthood Reveals Priorities, Sanctuary Stupidity, Mooch Madness

August 20, 2019 by GregC

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Jim Geraghty of National Review unleashes an epic rant about the re-emergence of Anthony Scaramucci – this time as an anti-Trump figure suddenly loved and respected by the press – and the Trump culture that created the Mooch. But first, he and Greg Corombos of Radio America celebrate Planned Parenthood withdrawing as an applicant for Title X funding for refusing to stop advocating for patients to get abortions – and saving taxpayers $60 million.  And they unload on sanctuary counties in North Carolina and Maryland for letting illegal immigrants go despite them being accused of heinous sexual offenses.

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Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: 2020, abortion, Anthony Scaramucci, funding, immigration, National Review, Planned Parenthood, President Trump, sanctuary cities, Three Martini Lunch

Battle Over the Border: What’s in the Bill and the Emergency Declaration?

February 14, 2019 by GregC

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President Trump says he will sign the bipartisan budget bill providing almost $1.4 billion for border security but he will also declare a national emergency to give himself greater latitude for addressing the issue.

The legislation is expected to pass both chambers of Congress as very few lawmakers have a stomach for another government shutdown, but some of the president’s strongest allies are not happy with the contents of the bill.

“This certainly is not as acceptable as was advertised or previewed as recently as Tuesday. There are a number of concerning provisions,” said Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.

Vaughan is fine with less money than Trump wanted. She is not OK with local governments having the power to prevent wall construction in their jurisdictions or providing legal protection to many smugglers because of language designed to shield those responsible for unaccompanied alien children at the border.

As for Trump’s emergency declaration, Vaughan expects a limited expansion of executive power.

Listen to the full podcast to hear Vaughan explain why Trump really has no choice but to sign the bill and what this deal means for the next round of the immigration debate.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: amnesty, emergency, funding, immigration, legislation, news, wall

Regulatory Rollback, Dem Funding Flop, Impeachment Obsession

January 4, 2019 by GregC

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America applaud the Trump administration for keeping its word to aggressively roll back burdensome government regulations.  They also roll their eyes as House Democrats pass a bill to end the partial government shutdown that has zero chance of becoming law.  And they react to new Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib admitting, through coarse language, that she came to Washington to impeach President Trump.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: democrats, funding, impeachment, National Review, regulations, Three Martini Lunch, Tlaib, Trump

Shifting Syria Logic, GOP Wilts on the Wall, Flake’s Final Insult

December 20, 2018 by GregC

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America fume as President Trump says ISIS is defeated in Syria on Wednesday and Thursday he claims that Russia, Iran, and Syria can handle the fight.  They’re also disgusted as Trump’s insistence on $5 billion for a border wall seems to be shifting and congressional Republicans appear to have no interest in this fight despite promising one just before the midterm elections.  And they hold the door open for Sen. Jeff Flake to leave and never come back as the retiring Arizona lawmaker proposes a new carbon tax just days before leaving office.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: Flake, funding, immigration, National Review, Syria, tax, Three Martini Lunch, Trump, wall

Murdock: Trump Should Use Farm Bill to Force Wall Funding

December 19, 2018 by GregC

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President Trump is insisting on $5 billion to fund significant construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border and syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock says Trump should use the recently passed Farm Bill as leverage to get what he wants from Congress.

Known formally as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the bill has already passed the House and Senate but is awaiting Trump’s signature.  Many conservatives, including Murdock, already oppose the legislation.

“It contains $867 billion over ten years in farm subsidies, including brand new subsidies for barley, for hops, for hemp, ridiculous nonsense we don’t need.

“(It also has) food stamp money used to have work requirements that basically said, ‘If you want to get food stamps, you’ve got to work or take classes, or do something to get yourself out of poverty.  Those work requirements have been weakened if not removed…so this is welfare un-reform,” said Murdock.

Murdock says Trump should threaten to veto the Farm Bill if he does not get the funding he wants for the border.

“‘You give me money for the wall? Great, I’ll sign this bill.  You don’t give me money for the wall?  I veto this bill.’  Throw that right back in their faces,” said Murdock.

But there’s a limit to the effectiveness of that threat.  The Farm Bill passed the Senate 87-13 and cleared the House 369-47, meaning Congress could easily override a Trump veto.

Murdock says it can still be a useful issue for Trump as the funding debate plays out, both by taking the issue directly to the American people and by putting pressure on congressional Republicans to get something done on border security before the House flips to Democratic Party control in January.

“If he vetoes this thing and he gets his veto overridden, he can say, ‘Look, I tried.’  He needs to give Republicans and conservatives, including everybody left, middle, and right in this country the sense that he worked for this and pushed for this as hard as he could.  He needs to whip Republicans.  He needs to get Republicans to do their jobs,” said Murdock.

He says time is of the essence because Trump and Republicans will have an easier time “squeezing champagne out of a cinder block” than getting wall funding our of incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Listen to the full podcast to hear Murdock’s explanation of why congressional Republicans are so hesitant to fight for border wall funding and what he thinks President Trump must get in funding to avoid looking like he broke his promise.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: congress, funding, immigration, Trump, wall

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