Another triumph for Jared? (But hard to believe Christie had tapped into a legion of competent Trump loyalists, as opposed to more GOP Estab. types or Christie loyalists) https://t.co/CiVFSuhKQt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 11, 2018
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"At the moment, the warnings are less of stagnation than of an alleged labor shortage that, according to CNBC, is nearing 'epidemic proportions.' This is exactly what we need." https://t.co/tAHJvJg06g
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 11, 2018
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We need to keep Trump's blue-collar job boom going https://t.co/kSQKacmafh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 11, 2018
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No point arguing with Hiltzik. When it turns out he's wrong he just deletes his tweet. https://t.co/J3GZCjy412
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 11, 2018
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Clip doesn't really undercut @realDonaldTrump's argument. He says he's bringing "those jobs of the past" back. https://t.co/c5pVCI2ehr https://t.co/mSXC205Ba2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 11, 2018
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Actually …. kind of plateaus 2015 through 2016, then rises. (Not saying Trump gets credit.) https://t.co/SzNFJw4Z2N
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 11, 2018
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Beautiful essay here https://t.co/LCULn3lc0t. The "ska" graf may be my favorite graf of the year. (Non-conflict disclosure: @bloggingheads is @robertwrighter's baby, not mine. I got to tag along for a while.)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 11, 2018
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Susan Estrich ("From the Left") makes the case against the "right to sleep on the street." See last 6 grafs here https://t.co/Y1j3Q9toDY
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 11, 2018
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Kochs now forming new Super Pac to basically fight Trump's policies on trade and immigration. https://t.co/akg1nCqNdg Waiting for their invite to the New Yorker Festival.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 11, 2018
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Wow! … This may be the least convincing tweet ever. Alex Jones' filing cabinets are probably full of notes. https://t.co/oqk2vcvaUG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 10, 2018
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California DMV may have botched 23,000 voter registrations https://t.co/iT1UiBl8P0 But remember they "did not allow anyone living in the country without authorization to register to vote, the Department of Motor Vehicles said." Nothing to worry about. Total confidence.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 10, 2018
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Good news. "These findings provide some support of the ‘mainstreaming’ argument underlying welfare reform."
Now do men (where I suspect the positive effects will be weaker.) https://t.co/5pg43NEgnp
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 10, 2018
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"But what really made the Swedish migrant crisis a political tinderbox is that elites decided that discussing the issue in frank terms–including its negative impacts–was forbidden in the media and polite society." https://t.co/bclEeQk5l3 State TV went all Candy Crowley on 'em.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 10, 2018
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Focus on the GOP Establishment's tax cuts is working so well for Sen. Heller in NV that … he'll probably stop talking about them. https://t.co/DELQqknWwm
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 10, 2018
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.@tafrank indirectly raises an uncomfortable question: Did Trump prioritize tax cuts over immigration control not because he was undermined by the Ryanists around him but because … tax cuts are what he really cares about? I don't think so, but …. https://t.co/2A2gmMgtnx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 10, 2018
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"Why campaign like Pat Buchanan if you staff up like Jeb Bush?" https://t.co/2A2gmMgtnx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 10, 2018
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"Finally, this still isn’t the behavior of a dictator. As much as Trump blusters about libel laws and maligns journalists, the press is doing just fine." https://t.co/2A2gmMgtnx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 10, 2018
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ALWAYS READ T. A. FRANK: "Like the cartoon of an oil prospector propelled into the air by a sudden gusher, Trump was knocked off his feet by the power of his own message." https://t.co/2A2gmMgtnx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 10, 2018
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"This rancher's video should be the Trump administration's Exhibit No. 1 in arguing for a border wall" https://t.co/VwG2vQQUww
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 10, 2018
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GOPs would also be in a lot better midterm position if Mulvaney had negotiated for even a few dozen miles of Trump's border wall in the omnibus instead of deciding to con the boss. https://t.co/jp6UeHzeuz
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 9, 2018
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Disagree. a) Not libelous b) Theres a (small) chance the Twitter hive mind will actually solve the mystery c) In any case public is learning a lot about administration from all the speculation https://t.co/woF76rnSem
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 9, 2018
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Likewise, if avoiding a shutdown is the "best way" to get wall funding (per Sen. Thune) , why do Dems want to avoid it too? They don't want wall funding. https://t.co/kfv4zfeKNg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 8, 2018
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"Democrats, who are also eager to avoid a government shutdown …" Wait. If a shutdown will be so damaging to GOP House candidates, why are Dems "eager" to avoid it? (Control of Congress is a zero sum game. Can't help both parties.) https://t.co/O8cdQ7RW7N
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 8, 2018
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It's one thing for Trump to use photos of old wall projects to try to con voters. https://t.co/zTD0JKU1qr It's another thing to let Ryan use similar photos to con *him*. https://t.co/O8cdQ7RW7N
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 8, 2018
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Emerging argument against Trump Wall Shutdown is that he's just causing chaos for election purposes https://t.co/inLhWnRYjC Using Pentagon to build it a) doesn't cause chaos (just lawsuits) b) emphasizes goal's to BUILD WALL c) doesn't force GOP Reps to vote yet d) energizes base
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 8, 2018
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