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We Have A Speaker, Dems Feud Over Migrants, Biden the Moderate?

January 9, 2023 by GregC

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Join Jim and Greg as they are not only glad there is a Speaker of the House but that the deal got done because Rep. Chip Roy and others demanded a more conservative rules package – that hopefully can pass. They also enjoy watching Mayors Lori Lightfoot of Chicago and Eric Adams of New York City feuding with fellow Democrat Gov. Jared Polis over Polis sending migrants to their cities. And they do a double take at the news President Biden plans to run for re-election as a moderate.

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Filed Under: Border Security, congress, Economy, Elections, Energy, History, Humor, Immigration, Journalism, News & Politics Tagged With: 2024, 3MartiniLunch, Adams, Bears, Biden, congress, Lightfoot, McCarthy, migrants, NFL, Polis, Speaker

Stabenow Won’t Run, Principle vs. Preening, Swearing By Superman

January 5, 2023 by GregC

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Join Jim and Greg as they start the day with some encouraging news about Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin and his recovery from cardiac arrest. Then they welcome the news that lockstep liberal Democrat Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan will not run for re-election in 2024 and discuss what that open race might look like. They also discuss Day 3 of the stalemate over who will be the next Speaker of the House and point out that some opponents of Kevin McCarthy have principled reasons for withholding support while others just seem to enjoy the political theater. Finally, they sigh as incoming California Rep. Robert Garcia plans to be sworn in on a copy of the first-ever issue of the Superman comic book.

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Filed Under: Border Security, congress, Constitution, Elections, Entertainment, History, Humor, Immigration, News & Politics, Religion, Spending, Sports Tagged With: 3MartiniLunch, congress, Garcia, Hamlin, Michigan, Senate, Speaker, Stabenow, Superman

Speaker Wars, Feds Suppressing Speech, DeSantis Shines

January 4, 2023 by GregC

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Join Jim and Greg as they weigh in the second day of House Republicans at odds over whether Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker of the House. What is the end game of the McCarthy opponents? Will they force a more conservative speaker or will we get one that’s worse? They also thank Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi for exposing more details of how the FBI and other government entities aggressively pushed Twitter to suspend many accounts from 2017 forward. Are we not at a clear First Amendment issue on this story? And they applaud Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his inaugural address that articulates a conservative vision on many issues quite well.
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Filed Under: Big Tech, congress, Crime, Education, Elections, FBI, History, Humor, Immigration, Intelligence, Journalism, News & Politics, Privacy, Social Media Tagged With: 2024, 3MartiniLunch, DeSantis, FBI, GOP, house, intelligence, McCarthy, Schiff, Speaker, Twitter

House GOP Chaos, Media Bury Times Square Attack, Short-Sighted Climate Logic

January 3, 2023 by GregC

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Happy New Year! Jim and Greg are back to their usual format but kick off the year with three crazy martinis after discussing the cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin Monday night. They dig into the chaos within the House GOP conference as Kevin McCarthy fails to win enough votes to become Speaker of the House on the first ballot. They also wince as the Islamic extremist who attacked police with a machete in Times Square on New Year’s Eve was on the FBI’s radar. And they hammer the media for burying the story once the motive was known. Finally, they roll their eyes as a New York Times column argues people need to be looking for shorter mates so they can have shorter children who will be less of a strain on our planet.

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Filed Under: Climate, congress, Elections, FBI, History, Humor, Intelligence, Islamic Terrorism, Journalism, News & Politics, Police, Social Media, Spending, Sports, Terrorism Tagged With: 3MartiniLunch, climate, Damar Hamlin, FBI, GOP, house, McCarthy, NYT, short, Speaker, Terrorism, Times Square

DeSantis vs. Apple, Biden’s Haiti Problem, Will McCarthy Have the Votes?

November 30, 2022 by GregC

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Join Jim and Greg as they cheer Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for blasting Apple’s nauseating practices of silencing American voices it disagrees with and groveling before the Chinese government by making it harder for protesters there to get their messages out. They also groan as the crisis in Haiti is on the brink of collapse and the Biden administration fails to get other nations to take the lead on the response. And they discuss whether Kevin McCarthy will have the 218 votes needed to become speaker after at least two GOP members say they won’t back him on the House floor come January.

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Filed Under: Big Tech, Business, China, Communism, congress, COVID-19, Elections, Foreign Policy, History, Humor, Immigration, Journalism, News & Politics Tagged With: 3MartiniLunch, apple, Biden, China, DeSantis, Elon Musk, GOP. Haiti, McCarthy, Speaker, Twitter

Pelosi Stepping Down, GOP Majority’s Messaging, Feinstein Fading

November 17, 2022 by GregC

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Join Jim and Greg as they once again cheer the impending GOP control of the House and today’s news that Nancy Pelosi will step down as House Democratic leader after 20 years. They also welcome the coming House GOP investigation of the Hunter Biden laptop and several related issues of possible corruption but they believe the first major press conference of the incoming majority should have been to lay out an agenda to lower our food and energy costs. And they wince as California Sen. Dianne Feinstein makes it clear she has no recollection of turning down the role of Senate Pro Tempore in the upcoming Congress.

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Cuccinelli: I’m Happy to See Ryan Go

April 11, 2018 by GregC

http://dateline.radioamerica.org/podcast/4-11-cuccinelli-blog.mp3

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election this year, a decision welcomed by conservatives who see Ryan as a great disappointment during his years running the House of Representatives.

“I’m happy to see him go,” said former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who now leads the Senate Conservatives Fund, which recruits conservative candidates to run against Senate Democrats and liberal Republicans.

“As establishmentarians go, he’s a very nice guy, but he has stabbed conservatives in the back.  He has made public promises that he hasn’t kept on very basic things like how he was going to run the House.  He has gone back on those promises,” said Cuccinelli.

Cuccinelli says in almost three years as House Speaker, Ryan has only managed to turn one major campaign promise into law when the tax reform bill was enacted late in 2017.

“They literally have one thing to show for his tenure in the House and that’s that tax reform bill.  There’s nothing else positive to point to except – look I’m really anti-regulation and I really appreciate them peeling out one regulation at a time – but in the big picture, that’s small potatoes,” said Cuccinelli.

The most recent example of Cuccinelli’s frustration is Ryan agreeing to the $1.3 trillion omnibus that jacks up domestic spending along with defense spending.  Ryan defenders say the House did pass individual spending bills at more responsible levels but the omnibus became necessary because the Senate could not find the votes to tackle the appropriations bills one at a time.

Cuccinelli says Ryan should have rejected any idea of an omnibus bill and insisted that the Senate approach the bills one at a time, negotiating only when the Senate passed something.

“That’s all he should have done.  This whole complaining schtick about the Senate doesn’t go anywhere when they can actually stick the Senate with the work they’ve done and they refuse to do it,” said Cuccinelli, who also blames President Trump for the massive spending increases.

“This is weak-kneed stuff and the president shouldn’t have signed the bill.  ‘Oh gosh, this is a terrible bill and I’m going to sign it but I’m never going to sign one again.’  How outrageous is that?  That’s a real failure on the part of the president,” said Cuccinelli.

Ryan also managed to get a health care bill through the House, although the idea fizzled in the Senate.  Cuccinelli says the House bill was no triumph of conservatism.

“It’s the biggest promise in yours and my political lifetime.  Not only did Mitch McConnell betray us on that but if you look at what Paul Ryan put through, you will see that it would basically leave us with the outer structure of Obamacare.  They liked to call it ‘skinny repeal.’  What that means is this is not repeal,” said Cuccinelli.

Cuccinelli also blasts Ryan for reneging on a vow to the House Freedom Caucus to restore then-Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kansas, to the House Agriculture Committee as a way to win caucus support for his candidacy for Speaker of the House.  But after pressure from the Chamber of Commerce and others, Ryan refused to return Huelskamp from the panel.

So who should be the House GOP leader now?  The names most commonly mentioned are House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La.

McCarthy is next in line in leadership but Scalise is likely to be a sentimental favorite after his comeback from last year’s congressional baseball shooting.

Cuccinelli says Scalise is the perfect example of who conservatives should not want in leadership.

“Scalise used to be a conservative.  What he would tell you is you can’t do that and be in leadership.  Let’s reinterpret that.  So you can’t keep your principles if you take this particular job, and when you had to choose between the two you had to abandon your principles for this title.  OK, and now you want us to make you speaker?” asked Cuccinelli.

However, Cuccinelli says McCarthy is worse.

“McCarthy is going to claim a closer relationship with Trump, but McCarthy really is unacceptable to a broad swath of the caucus,” said Cuccinelli.

Cuccinelli wants to see Re. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus ascend to lead House Republicans.

“Jordan is the kind of person who can gather up that kind of support because he has been such a professional.  You can’t cast him as a firebrand, but he has stood for principles and sought to use the power of the House to advance the principles they all campaigned on.  What a concept,” said Cuccinelli.

If someone like McCarthy or Scalise emerges as leader, Cuccinelli suspects the intense GOP friction will continue.

“As long as [Ryan] and the rest of that leadership make war on the conservative base that elects them, we will not have peace in the Republican Party,” said Cuccinelli.

He also believes the Republicans are headed to a bloodbath in the midterm elections unless they get a lot done on spending, immigration, and more in the next few months.

“If all you have to show to your entire base is one bill, you’re going to get wiped out.  They’ve got to get work done in the next six months, or they’re going to be arguing about (who becomes) minority leader, not speaker,” said Cuccinelli.

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