Thursday, January 19, 2017

DAILY BELLWETHER 01/19/2017 OBAMA FAILS TO CLOSE GITMO! HALLELUJAH!!!



Trump to Impose Up to Five Executive Orders on Day One

Trump to Impose Up to Five Executive Orders on Day One

President-elect Donald Trump is set to impose a range of executive orders immediately after his inauguration on Friday, according to his transition team. “He’s got a few of them, probably in the area of four or five, that we’re looking at for Friday,” said incoming press secretary Sean Spicer at the Trump transition headquarters. “Then there are some other ones that I expect him to sign with respect to a couple of issues that have been high on his priority list,” he continued. Trump has promised to reverse a range of orders previously imposed by Barack Obama. ... Read More


Republicans Pushing to Confirm Slate of Trump Nominees on Day One

Republicans Pushing to Confirm Slate of Trump Nominees on Day One

There is business to be done on Inauguration Day in the United States Senate. But it will come late in the day. ... The Senate will focus on confirming some of the new president’s nominees. Republicans certainly have the votes to confirm many of Trump’s picks. But for now, Democrats can determine how many nominees the Senate can advance on Inauguration Day and how many they can delay. Senate Republicans are pushing for the confirmation of ... Read More

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Obama’s Errors Leave Gitmo Promise Unfulfilled

Obama’s Errors Leave Gitmo Promise Unfulfilled

It was the defining promise of the early days of the "hope and change" administration: President Obama would signal a new era of U.S. engagement with the world by closing, within a year, the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On Friday, Mr. Obama will depart the White House having ... Read More

Scott Pruitt Provides an Opportunity to Rein in a Rogue EPA

Scott Pruitt Provides an Opportunity to Rein in a Rogue EPA

Protesters with megaphones are making a lot of noise over the confirmation of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. But Pruitt and others concerned about an agency that has grossly exceeded its statutory authority and threatened individual liberty are giving a bigger megaphone to voices all over the country that need to be heard. They’re providing a voice to the family the EPA fined $75,000 per day for ... Read More

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