Just as feared: No on Tanden (silly because she is perfectly qualified) substitutes for yes on $120B new cash welfare (whether work or not) program included in COVID relief bill.
Can't rely on Joe Manchin. https://t.co/5CpkebjvMU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 20, 2021
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February 20, 2021 at 02:05AM
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Maybe he's tired of dealing with woke staffers? https://t.co/6NlhdQ6PVg
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February 20, 2021 at 01:51AM
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Manchin Comes Out against Neera Tanden’s Confirmation as OMB Director https://t.co/nswuRBmpiO Would be better if Manchin showed his independence with a dissent on a) immigration amnesty or b) the Dems' new no-work-needed checks-for-kids welfare scheme.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 20, 2021
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February 20, 2021 at 01:11AM
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Well, they *wrote* a bill [under Jared's supervision]. It wasn't bad. But they didn't go public with it. https://t.co/HpalMnGX8p
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 20, 2021
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February 20, 2021 at 01:04AM
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He's running! https://t.co/WLM8T0I3WX
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February 20, 2021 at 12:53AM
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The explanation given in the study–that high achievers without credentialed parents simply don't answer the question because they "are reluctant to report that they have poorly educated parents," seems plausible but not compelling … 2/
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 20, 2021
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February 20, 2021 at 12:45AM
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Having trouble reconciling optimistic chart on left (from this study https://t.co/StWBIgz7q9) with Fig. 3 from same study, showing the high achievers almost all have parents with college degrees, unless there are lots of poor grad degree holders 1/ https://t.co/lmDPTrVfLD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 20, 2021
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February 20, 2021 at 12:43AM
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New PARROT ROOM https://t.co/XgxpKnFooJ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 20, 2021
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February 19, 2021 at 11:12PM
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They would lead with that … https://t.co/C3f1vvPbli
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 20, 2021
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February 19, 2021 at 09:21PM
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Hard to believe Rosen responded: "I will. I will go wherever the story goes." https://t.co/p5Rje8XjzW
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 19, 2021
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February 19, 2021 at 01:47PM
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Abortion? Check. Amnesty? Check. Acid? Check! https://t.co/o0JL9R9Apc
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 19, 2021
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February 19, 2021 at 01:17PM
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A minor note is that Tom Bethell came up with the concept and the phrase "Strange New Respect."
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 19, 2021
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February 19, 2021 at 05:00AM
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Yes, very sad and upsetting. https://t.co/CjzG4SsgM1
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 19, 2021
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February 19, 2021 at 04:56AM
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From Biden campaign web site: "A Tale of Two Tax Policies: Trump Rewards Wealth. Biden Rewards Work." https://t.co/32pcNB2bTf Up to a point: https://t.co/i7gvXpHEsB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 19, 2021
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February 19, 2021 at 02:45AM
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"[T]he Biden bill is a radical departure from previous immigration measures, which at least pretended to care about enforcement" https://t.co/N5gUCY6aHT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 19, 2021
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February 18, 2021 at 11:00PM
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LATINO BORDER DEMS worry that Biden is moving too far, too fast in the direction of immigration laxity … https://t.co/1ZfJon2j8D
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 19, 2021
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February 18, 2021 at 10:28PM
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Interesting proposal–conditionimg child allowance on prior year's work As @hamandcheese notes, this would eliminate bureaucracy of work requirements–checking would be like Soc Sec, by computer. But Dems will reject; they (and Romney) want free cash for everyone, work or no work https://t.co/MNlzX0Qo73
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 19, 2021
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February 18, 2021 at 09:07PM
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There was a time when "AMNESTY & WELFARE" wasn't a winning political platform for politicians like Biden. Is that time really over? Don't think so.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 18, 2021
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February 18, 2021 at 05:40PM
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Can't believe @kyrstensinema is going to vote to restore welfare as we knew it — repackaged as no-strings "child allowances." Isn't she supposed to be a moderate?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 18, 2021
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February 18, 2021 at 05:14PM
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‘Child allowances’ revive welfare as we knew it https://t.co/K9YvcEBIzx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 18, 2021
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February 18, 2021 at 04:09PM
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1) A working professor whose husband stays home to care for the kids and 2) a family where *nobody* goes to work (supported by a UBI, or a "child allowance," or a "parenting wage").
These two things are not the same, for the family or society. https://t.co/z8JbsD2RRK
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 18, 2021
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February 18, 2021 at 03:51PM
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Klein: "work should be available." I mean, if you choose that lifestyle. https://t.co/z8JbsD2RRK
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 18, 2021
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February 18, 2021 at 03:38PM
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THE RUB: "[S]ome people (including future people) who would choose single parenthood or non-work except that the current safety net makes it unaffordable would be able to afford these choices under child allowances" https://t.co/TKr3fan5gY
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 18, 2021
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February 18, 2021 at 03:36PM
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You would think they could unite (minus Romney) in attacking the bill's plan to reconstruct an AFDC-style welfare system out of no-strings "child allowances" … https://t.co/GbDQ2DWkUD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 18, 2021
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February 18, 2021 at 01:22AM
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Says maybe more about seven-part news serieses than about Twitter … https://t.co/OK1fpBcDez
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 18, 2021
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February 18, 2021 at 01:15AM
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