Morning Briefing
For December 19, 2013
1. Ryan-Murray and the Fundamental Lack of Seriousness in Washington
Yesterday, Republicans in the Senate blamed Harry Reid for cutting veterans’ pensions.
But
the House of Representatives passed the legislation first. The GOP
could have fixed it there had Speaker Boehner spent more time reading
his legislation than attacking conservatives.
Once passed, the House of Representatives headed home for Christmas.
Had Harry Reid let the amendment through on
Ryan-Murray, the Senate would have had to pass the legislation and the
House of Representatives would have had to scramble back to Washington
to repass the legislation they could have fixed the first time.
But the Republicans were not really
interested in fixing the legislation. They just wanted to blame Harry
Reid and play gotcha with the lives of veterans. In fact, Paul Ryan
claimed the legislation would not affect veterans disabled in war, but
that claim was not true. Paul Ryan and John Boehner attacked
conservatives for criticizing the legislation without knowing what was
in it while they claimed things were in the legislation that were not
there.
In
the meantime, veterans are pawns to the parties. But wait — once people
pointed out the GOP could have prevented these cuts if they really
wanted to, suddenly the GOP said they were not really cuts, just
reductions in the rate of growth. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. Ultimately There Will Be No Option for Silence or the Sidelines. You Will Be Made To Care.
I have told you people again and again. You will be made to care.
Evil
preaches tolerance until it is dominant and then it seeks to silence
good. Phil Robertson, patriarch of the Duck Dynasty clan, honestly
answered questions during an GQ interview. He spoke openly of his
Christian faith. Because he offended a secular left at war with orthodox
Christianity, he must be punished.
A&E and Phil Robertson both chose to put their respective faiths ahead of profits. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
RedState Briefing 12/19/2013
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