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Seismic Shift In Syria: Trump Ends Covert Obama-era CIA Program Which Sent Arms To Jihadists
Of course the media covered this, right?Trump threatens to gut Obamacare markets
If you can't repeal, then just let it collapse. Smart move. The Washington elite keep underestimating Trump.Fmr. U.N. Amb. Power Emerges As Central Figure In Obama Unmasking Investigation
Does anyone doubt that the Obama administration tried to fix the 2016 election anymore?Warren's consumer 'protection' agency sets dangerous precedent
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should be abolished as quickly as possible. It does not answer to anyone, and yet has tremendous power over business and consumers.Mueller Expands Probe to Trump Business Transactions
From the first, the really interesting stuff has been excluded. The entire 2016 election, including the efforts of the Obama administration and the Clinton campaign, should be investigated.Mueller’s Investigation Must Be Limited and Accountable
Notice how Robert Mueller is staying away from investigating the Obama administration and the Clinton campaign. This investigation is not about possible crimes or justice. It's not even about the 2016 election. It's an open ended, unlimited, and unaccountable taxpayer funded effort to bring down the legally elected President. I don't like Trump, I don't trust Trump, BUT he was legally elected. Why isn't this called what it is, a coup d'état?Trump Eliminates More Than 800 Obama Regulations
For a man who is incompetent and unfit to be President, he seems to be doing quite a bit.Clarence Thomas vs. Jeff Sessions on Civil Asset Forfeiture
I would love to see a civil asset forfeiture case hit the Supreme Court. Right now I think there's an excellent chance it could be overthrown.Something's rotten in Syria
Headline roundup
Net Neutrality Supporters Want to ‘Ban Drudge’
One of my maxims applies here. “Ever notice that when someone starts talking about the common good, they try to take something away from you?”Judge: Lois Lerner’s tea party-targeting testimony can stay secret — for now
So what are they hiding?How Team Obama tried to hack the election
We know it happened. Why isn't it being investigated?Inside Obama’s Secret Outreach to Russia
Again, we know it happened. Why isn't it being investigated?Get Congress Back to Legislating, Not Just Budgeting
Another example of unintended consequences.CNN’s Kathy Griffin and the Face of Tolerant Democrats
Griffin doesn't want to face the consequences.Flashback: Obama Admin. Offers to Share Syria Intel on Terrorists With Russia
Yep. We know it happened. Why isn't it being investigated?Yeah, he kinda does
Rand Paul: Trump needs Congress to authorize military action in Syria
❝❝Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Thursday night that President Trump needs congressional authorization for military action in Syria after Trump ordered an airstrike in retaliation for a deadly chemical attack earlier this week.
"While we all condemn the atrocities in Syria, the United States was not attacked," Paul said in a statement shortly after reports that the U.S. had launched more than 50 Tomahawk cruise missiles against an airfield in Syria.
"The President needs congressional authorization for military action as required by the Constitution, and I call on him to come to Congress for a proper debate," Paul said. "Our prior interventions in this region have done nothing to make us safer, and Syria will be no different."❞❞
— Brooke Seipel
This is what I was talking about.
While Democrats are muddying the water with the "Russian connection" and judicial filibusters, President Trump just ordered attacks on another sovereign nation without Congressional authorization.
Why is this legal? Well, part of it is because of Bush the Younger and Obama. They too launched military strikes without Congressional approval.
All the nonsense that is being thrown at Trump, and when he does do something that is morally wrong, no one cares.
It gets lost in the noise.
Hey Democrats, you own that one too.