Morning Briefing
For August 7, 2014
Can Christ Not Spare One Man?
I like Ann Coulter. There is no “but” after that. I like Ann Coulter, period. There are many people reacting with hostility and anger toward her over her latest column about the doctors in Atlanta who are infected with Ebola.
In her column, Ann asks, “What was the point?” . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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As more and more Americans wise up to the fact that Wall Street values and Main Street values are not necessarily the same, the House Republican leadership’s new team is firmly planting its flag with big business against individuals and Main Street. Steve Scalise has let a lobbyist for major corporations play a role in hiring staff, according to the Politico. Scales is now the House Republican Whip, who is charged with rounding up votes to pass key legislation.
The same lobbyist recently penned a piece advocating big business and actually lamented, “Defeating crony capitalism has become the battle cry of libertarian conservatives.” . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
What I Saw During Our Vote To Secure The Border
July 31, 2014, the House decided to stay in DC and work. The Senate had already left town for their August recess. The President held a press conference to let the world know that in his opinion, he found dealing with Congress untenable and the body was dysfunctional because they could not pass a bill to send to him to do what he wanted done— not what the American people wanted, but what he wanted. Therefore, he would take action— executive action— with his pen and tend to the immigration issue.
What the President did not know and what he did not expect to happen was that House leadership and rank and file members had been huddling in the basement of the Capitol late into the night and early that morning to find a path forward to secure the border, repatriate the children, expedite the judicial process and pay for it without breaking the budget caps. We succeeded. Obviously, this success was met by much dismay to the Democrats who put their dismay and incivility on full display in front of the cameras and with audible jeers at the speakers. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
No, the Racist Mississippi Primary Ads Weren’t Just a Cabal of Elderly Democrat Women
Nearly everyone with any interest in the Mississippi GOP Senate Primary and Runoff has seen or heard the racist radio ads, mailers which portrayed Sen. Thad Cochran’s primary opponent, Chris McDaniel as the second coming of Byron De La Beckwith. Unfortunately for Team Thad, those ads were traced back to the circle of influencers who helped drag him across the finish line with votes which more than likely were bought. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
IRS Agrees to Target and Monitor Churches, Because Angry Atheists Demanded It?
The new IRS targeting program has been instituted at the behest of the angry atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF).
The IRS caved to the same FFRF that has tried, and notoriously failed, to strip “In God We Trust” from our currency, tear down World War II memorials, ban the National Day of Prayer, attack the Star of David in a Holocaust memorial, and even deny that Moses is depicted in the Supreme Court. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
Don’t underestimate Vladimir Putin
One of the worst mistakes you make in life is underestimating your opponent. Too often we allow our adversaries to succeed because we disdain them, their beliefs, or their methods and fail to give the Devil his due. A prime example of this is evident in an op-ed in Politico by our former ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFaul titled Putin the (not so) Great. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
Vox Plays Heads-I-Win, Tails-You-Lose with Immigration
Over at Vox, Ezra Klein has set forth some… interesting theories of how Presidential authority works in the face of Congressional inaction . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
People are policy: GOP Whip lets lobbyist choose his staff
After the untimely demise of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, deputy whip, Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise was elevated to majority whip– the guy responsible for moving the GOP’s legislative agenda forward. Now we have an inkling of what we have to look forward to next session. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
Don’t forget to check out the latest TECH AT NIGHT.
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Erick Erickson
Editor-in-Chief, RedState
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